Ein Mann im schönsten Alter (1964)
Richard Mertens, a successful magazine editor with a cold, empty marriage to Lucy, seeks excitement through an affair with younger colleague Eva. Yet his need for status traps him in superficiality, undermining genuine connection. A legal battle with old friend Ferrow, won through perjury, reveals Mertens’s moral emptiness, shattering his relationship with Eva. Alone, he finds solace only in listening to bartender Brigitte.
- Date of release
- 1964-01-17
- TMDB
- 4.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Franz Peter Wirth
Casting
- Karl Michael Vogler — Richard Mertens
- Pascale Audret — Eva
- Françoise Prévost — Lucy
- Marisa Mell — Brigitte
- Hellmut Lange — Ferrow
- Hans Caninenberg — Alfred von Xanten
- Sigfrit Steiner — Kriminalinspektor Scherbl
- Rosemarie Fendel — Margot
Interesting facts
A Man in His Prime is a 1964 West German drama film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and starring Karl Michael Vogler, Pascale Audret and Françoise Prévost.
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