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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.
Keywords
german democratic republic
school
Casts

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

Arno Wyzniewski

Horst Buder
Ami
Alexander Lang

Uwe Karpa

Werner Dissel
Mantek
Armin Mechsner
Gerhard Klein
Frank Michelis
Meister
Gertrud-Elisabeth Zillmer

Evelyn Opoczynski
Heinz Hellmich
Crews

Frank Vogel
Director
Manfred Freitag
Writer
Günter Ost
Cinematography
Hans-Dieter Hosalla
Music
Joachim Nestler
Writer
Helga Krause
Editor
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