Forbidden

Dec 1 1984 PG-13 1h 54m
Drama, Romance, War

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Leonard Gross

Directed by

Anthony Page

Cast

Jacqueline Bisset, Jürgen Prochnow, Irene Worth

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Awards

4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
260
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA