(Ein Mann im schönsten Alter)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Germany

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

109 minutes

Year:

1964

Directors:

Franz Peter Wirth

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Production companies:

Maran Film

Actors:

Richard Mertens

Eva

Lucy

Brigitte

Ferrow

Crews:

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

Novel

Director