Forbidden Overview
In Berlin in the early 1940s, romance is forbidden between the young countess who is studying veterinary medicine and a young man she meets at the home of a former professor. But they fall in love. She gets involved in helping Jews escape from the Nazis. All get out of Berlin except the young man. There is a room in her apartment where he can't be seen through the windows and a chest converted into a sofa where she and her brothers played hide-and-seek as children. This real life hide-and-seek game has high stakes. The movie is said to be based on a true story.
Forbidden Career and Cast Highlights
Key credits listed on this page include
Anthony Page, Michael Hastings, Leonard Gross, Jacqueline Bisset, Jürgen Prochnow, Irene Worth, Peter Vaughan, and Amanda Cannings.
