Considering Germanys own treatment of Poland in 1939 it is ironic in the extreme that the 1938 German film Um Freiheit und Liebe For Freedom and Love is a celebration of Polands declaration of independence from Russia Werner Hinz plays Konrad an idealistic Polish student who courts disaster for his loved ones through his constant harrangues against Russian impression When his mother promises the authorities that Konrad will cease his protests he is honor bound to obey her no matter what the provocation Drowning his disappointment in liquor Konrad falls in love with nightclub singer Anna Sasotska Viktoria von Ballasko While he never achieves his political goals Konrad at least finds happiness romantically The climax of the film is particularly exciting even though it is motivated by antiRussian and implicitly proNazi propaganda
