First Love (1970)
Erste Liebe (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 29min
- Drama, Romance
- 23 Apr 1971 (West Germany)
- Movie
Based on Ivan Turgeyev's novella, Erste Liebe is about two young lovers in czarist Russia. One is a 21-year-old woman, the other a young man of sixteen. Things take a tragic turn as the girl (Dominique Sanda as Sanaida) falls in love with...
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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| Dominique Sanda | ... |
Sinaida
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| Maximilian Schell | ... |
Father
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| Valentina Cortese | ... |
Mother
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| Marius Goring | ... |
Dr. Lushin
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| Dandy Nichols | ... |
Princess Zasekina
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| Richard Warwick | ... |
Lt. Belovzorov
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| Keith Bell | ... |
Count Malevsky
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| Johannes Schaaf | ... |
Nirmatsky
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John Osborne | ... |
Maidanov
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Thomas Margulies |
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Florian Lindinger |
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Otto Vogler |
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Gisela Bock |
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Josef Jofbauer |
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Sabine Milek |
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Directed by
| Maximilian Schell | ||
Written by
| Maximilian Schell | ... | (screenplay) & |
| John Gould | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ivan Turgenev | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Produced by
| Barry Levinson | ... | executive producer |
| Franz Seitz | ... | producer |
Music by
| Mark London | ||
Cinematography by
| Sven Nykvist | ||
Editing by
| Dagmar Hirtz | ||
Production Design by
| Otto Pischinger | ||
Costume Design by
| Erna Horn | ||
Production Management
| Dezsõ Jutasi | ... | production manager (as Dezsö Jutasi) |
| Margarete Schell Noé | ... | unit manager (as Margarethe von Noe) |
| Maximilian Schell | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dagmar Hirtz | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Paul Schöler | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Peter Gauhe | ... | assistant camera |
| Hermann Graf | ... | assistant camera |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CS-Film (1971) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Seven Keys (1974) (Australia) (theatrical) (as 'First Love')
- Divisa Home Video (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2005) (Germany) (DVD) (Maximilian Schell Jubiläums Edition)
- Universal Marion Corporation (UMC) (United States) (dubbed)
- VCI Entertainment (1970) (World-wide)
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Based on Ivan Turgeyev's novella, Erste Liebe is about two young lovers in czarist Russia. One is a 21-year-old woman, the other a young man of sixteen. Things take a tragic turn as the girl (Dominique Sanda as Sanaida) falls in love with the boy's father (Maximilian Schell). This film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in 1970's Academy Awards. Written by Reece Lloyd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Official submission of Switzerland to the 1971's Oscars as Best Foreign Language Film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Maximilian Schell. See more » |