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Wikipedia article




'For Love and Others' (original German title: 'Unser Wunderland bei Nacht') is a 1959 German anthology film, directed by Jrgen Roland, Hans Heinrich and Reinhard Elsner. The film stars Monika Peitsch, Angelika Meissner and Paul Esser.

Better known than the film is the music. The main theme, composed by Klaus Gnter Neumann, is 'Wonderland by Night', a 'Billboard' number one hit in Bert Kaempfert's version from 1961.

Plot



Three episodes from the shadow region of the 1950s West German Wirtschaftswunder: brutality and sentimentalities at the Davidswache at Hamburg's Reeperbahn (episode 1), two young girls of good family in a Munich milieu of Halbstarke (episode 2), corrupt businessmen in bed of a Dsseldorf callgirl (episode 3).[http://www.filmdienst.de/nc/kinokritiken/einzelansicht/unser-wunderland-bei-nacht,21820.html Unser Wunderland bei Nacht], filmdienst.de (in German)

Cast



* Paul Esser as Hauptwachtmeister Siegel (Episode 1)

* Hilde Sessak as Frau Lhrmann (Episode 1)

* Angelika Meissner as Helga Barufka (Episode 2)

* Monika Peitsch as Bessy Neuhaus (Episode 2)

* Friedrich Schoenfelder as Generaldirektor Schreiber (Episode 3)

* Cora Roberts as Das Frulein Doktor (Episode 3)

* Steffi Stroux as Grfin Reichswitz (Episode 3)

Censorship



When 'For Love and Others' was first released in Italy in 1960 the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated it as VM16: not suitable for children under 16. The reason for the age restriction, cited in the official documents, was that the episodes featured prostitution and erotic scenes.[http://www.italiataglia.it/ Italia Taglia] Database of the documents produced by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, from 1944 to 2000. In addition the committee imposed the removal of the following scene: 1) reel 8 dialogue on page 5 and 6 from Flessing's line: "...yes, I have been told already today..." to line: "Freddy, I'm on my way..."; 2) reel 10 dialogue on page 4 and 5 from Freddy's line: "I love frills" to Backside's line: "Freddy, kill the light...".[http://www.italiataglia.it/ Italia Taglia] Database of the documents produced by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, from 1944 to 2000. The official document number is: 31818, it was signed on 29 April 1960 by Minister Domenico Magr.[http://www.italiataglia.it/ Italia Taglia] Database of the documents produced by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, from 1944 to 2000.

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