The Seventh Year

Release Date: 1969-02-28

Overview: Dr. Barbara Heim, a heart surgeon, and Gunter Heim, a well-known actor, have been married for seven years. They have a six-year-old daughter. Both partners are totally taken up by their work which is physically and mentally demanding. So there is little time left for family life and the strained relations worsen and finally plunge Barbara into a crisis - shortly before their seventh wedding anniversary. At this very point a child dies in hospital, prompting Barbara to ask herself in desperation if - and for how long she can put up with the double burden of career and family. On top of this, she notices that Gunter is starting to compare her to other women.

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Cast

Jessy Rameik

as Dr. Barbara Heim

Wolfgang Kieling

as Günter Heim

Bettina Mächler

as Gabi Heim

Ulrich Thein

as Dr. Manfred Sommer

Monika Gabriel

as Margot Sommer