Ein Mann im schönsten Alter (1964)

4.0/10 • 109 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Karl Michael Vogler

Richard Mertens

Pascale Audret

Eva

Françoise Prévost

Lucy

Marisa Mell

Brigitte

Hellmut Lange

Ferrow

Hans Caninenberg

Alfred von Xanten

Sigfrit Steiner

Kriminalinspektor Scherbl

Rosemarie Fendel

Margot

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