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Desires

5.519521h 37mMovieDrama

A drug-addicted ballerina seeks morphine during the Salzburg Festival, nearly ruining pharmacist Hans Falkner’s marriage to Anna. A doctor prescribes a lethal dose of morphine to the ballerina, but Anna, tempted to eliminate her rival, ultimately chooses morality and administers the correct dose.

DirectorRolf Hansen
WritersHans Joachim Beyer·Juliane Kay

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Cast · Directed by Rolf Hansen

HHHeidemarie Hatheyer
Heidemarie Hatheyer
Anna Falkner
OFO.W. Fischer
O.W. Fischer
Hans Falkner
SWSybil Werden
Sybil Werden
Bozena Boroszi
RDRené Deltgen
René Deltgen
Dr. med. Steininger
CWCarl Wery
Carl Wery
Sanitätsrat Dr. Falkner
HKHilde Körber
Hilde Körber
Fanny
IPIván Petrovich
Iván Petrovich
Direktor Wallberg

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