The Seventh Year

Dr. Barbara Heim, a heart surgeon, and Gunter Heim, a well-known actor, have been married for seven years. They have a six-year-old daughter. Both partners are totally taken up by their work which is physically and mentally demanding. So there is little time left for family life and the strained relations worsen and finally plunge Barbara into a crisis - shortly before their seventh wedding anniversary. At this very point a child dies in hospital, prompting Barbara to ask herself in desperation if - and for how long she can put up with the double burden of career and family. On top of this, she notices that Gunter is starting to compare her to other women.

• Release date
• February 28, 1969
• Runtime
• 82 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Frank Vogel

Cast

J

Jessy Rameik Dr. Barbara Heim Wolfgang Kieling Günter Heim

B

Bettina Mächler Gabi Heim Ulrich Thein Dr. Manfred Sommer

M

Monika Gabriel Margot Sommer Hanns Anselm Perten Chefarzt Günter Naumann Wölfchen Alfred Müller