---
title: 'The High Life (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Julien Duvivier'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-high-life-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054007/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The High Life (1960)

1960 · 104 min · Drama · Germany, France, Italy

Original title: Das kunstseidene Mädchen

## Synopsis

The High Life is a 1960 French, West German and Italian film directed by Julien Duvivier. It is based on the novel Das kunstseidene Mädchen by Irmgard Keun.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Julien Duvivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-duvivier)
- **Screenplay:** [Julien Duvivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-duvivier), [Robert A. Stemmle](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-a-stemmle), [René Barjavel](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-barjavel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Heino Gaze](https://cinepixo.com/people/heino-gaze)
- **Producer:** [Kurt Ulrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-ulrich)
- **Director of Photography:** [Göran Strindberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/goran-strindberg)

## Cast

- [Alfred Balthoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-balthoff)
- [Ethel Reschke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-reschke)
- [Christiane Maybach](https://cinepixo.com/people/christiane-maybach)
- [Joachim Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-hansen)
- [Harry Meyen](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-meyen)
- [Walter Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-gross)
- [Ingrid van Bergen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-van-bergen)
- [Robert Dalban](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-dalban)
- [Ralf Wolter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralf-wolter)
- [Jan Hendriks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-hendriks)
- [Hannes Messemer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannes-messemer)
- [Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-pratsch-kaufmann)
- [Gert Fröbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/gert-frobe)
- [Albert Bessler](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-bessler)
- [Heinz Lausch](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-lausch)

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