High-school senior Peter considers the adults around him to be hypocritical, self-congratulatory, and immersed in the past. He gets suspended for writing an essay that his teachers consider to be a challenge to the state. Just Don't Think I'll Cry became one of twelve films and film projects-almost an entire year's production-that were banned in 1965-1966 due to their alleged anti-socialist aspects. Although scenes and dialogs were altered and the end was reshot twice, officials condemned this title as "particularly harmful." In 1989, cinematographer Ost restored the original version, and this and most of the other banned films were finally screened in January 1990. Belatedly, they were acclaimed as masterpieces of critical realism.
Frank Vogel
Director
Joachim Nestler
Writer
Manfred Freitag
Writer
Peter Reusse
Peter Neumann
Anne-Kathrein Kretzschmar
Anne
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Annes Vater
Jutta Hoffmann
Uschi
Helga Göring
Frau Naumann
Harry Hindemith
Herr Naumann
Herbert Köfer
Herr Röhle
Fred Delmare
Brigadier
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Studentin mit Brille
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