Ein Mann im schönsten Alter

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.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

109 minutes

Year:

1964

Director:

Franz Peter Wirth

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Company:

Maran Film

Cast:

Richard Mertens

Eva

Lucy

Brigitte

Ferrow

Crew:

Director

Novel

Screenplay

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography