Madonna in Chains () is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lotte Koch, Karin Hardt and Elisabeth Flickenschildt. It was shot in studios in Düsseldorf with location shooting took place in the surrounding region. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Bütow.
Plot A woman is wrongly convicted of a crime that was really committed by her husband. While in prison she gives birth and the child is put up for adoption. Once fresh evidence frees her from jail, the woman goes searching for her daughter.
Cast Lotte Koch as Maria Randolf Karin Hardt as Gerda Wienholt Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Gabriele Custodis Elise Aulinger as Nickel, mother Dagmar Jansen as Christa, child Richard Häussler as Professor Wienholt Heinz Schorlemmer as Dr. Peter Gellert Werner Hessenland as Randolf, general director Rudolf Therkatz as Director Weigant Willy Millowitsch as Prof. Kleinschmidt Paul Heidemann as Dr. Klaussen Elisabeth Botz Frigga Braut as Supervisor Hansen Emmy Graetz as Gertrud, gatekeeper Hiltraud Helling Renate Hofrichter Alfons Godard Carl Möller Wilhelm Semmelroth Hermann Weisse as Bertrich, warden
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