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title: 'A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Douglas Sirk'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 132
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-time-to-love-and-a-time-to-die-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052296/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)

1958 · 132 min · Drama, War, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

A Time to Love and a Time to Die is a 1958 Eastmancolor CinemaScope drama war film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring John Gavin and Liselotte Pulver. Based on the book by German author Erich Maria Remarque and set on the Eastern Front and in Nazi Germany, it tells the story of a young German soldier who is revolted by the conduct of the German army in the Soviet Union and actions of the Nazi Party in the homefront.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Douglas Sirk](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-sirk)
- **Screenplay:** [Erich Maria Remarque](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-maria-remarque)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Producer:** [Robert Arthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-arthur)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Metty](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-metty)
- **Editor:** [Ted J. Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-j-kent)

## Cast

- [Barbara Rütting](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-rutting)
- [Alexander Welbat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-welbat)
- [Bengt Lindström](https://cinepixo.com/people/bengt-lindstrom)
- [Lisa Helwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-helwig)
- [Ralf Wolter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralf-wolter)
- [John van Dreelen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-van-dreelen)
- [Klaus Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-kinski)
- [Charles Régnier](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-regnier)
- [Clancy Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/clancy-cooper)
- [Dieter Borsche](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieter-borsche)
- [Jim Hutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-hutton)
- [Thayer David](https://cinepixo.com/people/thayer-david)
- [Agnes Windeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-windeck)
- [Kurt Meisel](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-meisel)
- [Jock Mahoney](https://cinepixo.com/people/jock-mahoney)

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