Helga 1967
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- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 77 minutes
- Director
- Erich F. Bender
- Network
- Rinco Film
What is Helga?
Topic: Film "Helga" (1967). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1967
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 77 minutes
- Release date
- Sep 22, 1967
- Original language
- DE
- Origin
- Germany
- Studios
- Rinco Film
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.0/10 from 2 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~77 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Rinco Film
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Topic: Film "Helga" (1967).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Title: Helga (English title: Helga – On the Origins of Human Life; German title: Helga – Vom Werden des menschlichen Lebens).
Year: 1967.
Country/Origin: West German.
Genre: Documentary, Drama, sex education documentary.
Duration: 1h 17m.
Release date (DE): 09/22/1967.
Cast: Ruth Gassmann as Helga.
Series: First film of the Helga trilogy.
Subject/Plot: Deals with physical aspects of human anatomy and reproduction. Follows Helga from the earliest stages of pregnancy through birth. Relies on medical and educational information. Actual birth is filmed in close-up sequences.
Production context: Filmed and distributed at the request of Health Minister Käte Strobel.
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Helga holds a community rating of 7.0/10 based on 2 verified viewer ratings. It offers engaging Documentary, Drama for fans of the genre.
How long is the movie Helga and when was it released?
Helga is a feature film with a runtime of 77 minutes. It was released in 1967. Release status: Released.
Who directed Helga?
Helga was directed by Erich F. Bender.
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