Movielogr
Ein Mann im schönsten Alter (1964)
Directed by Franz Peter Wirth
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.
Length 109 minutes
Actors
Karl Michael Vogler | Pascale Audret | Françoise Prévost | Marisa Mell | Hellmut Lange | Hans Caninenberg | Sigfrit Steiner | Rosemarie Fendel