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Vera – The Hard Way to Enlightenment (1989)

The story of Vera Lenz, a young and very attractive woman who is the daughter of a pastor and comes from a small coastal village on the North Sea (FRG). She is intelligent, determined, but also hungry for adventure, and she fascinates the world of men. She has developed into an accomplished secretary with excellent foreign language skills - predestined for an international career. Her meeting with Colonel Shelvin paves the way for this: Vera is able to take up a position at NATO headquarters in Brussels and, thanks to her achievements, she travels to many countries and meets countless interesting people.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jolanta NowakJolanta NowakVera Lenz
  • Photo of Jan NowickiJan NowickiFrederic Shelvin
  • Photo of Marylu PoolmanMarylu PoolmanFrau Lenz
  • Photo of Peter SodannPeter SodannUS-General Rathers
  • Photo of Harald EngelmannHarald EngelmannHauptmann Scholz
  • Photo of Heinz-Dieter KnaupHeinz-Dieter KnaupOberst von Wedel
  • Photo of Jan PawlowskiJan PawlowskiLord Cavendish
  • Photo of Joachim PapeJoachim PapeGeneral
  • Photo of Leon NiemczykLeon Niemczyk
  • Photo of Donatas BanionisDonatas Banionis

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