Reaching for the Stars () is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Carl-Heinz Schroth and starring Erik Schumann, Liselotte Pulver and Gustav Knuth. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Sohnle. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. It was partly shot on location in Venice. Cast Erik Schumann as Turell Liselotte Pulver as Christine Gustav Knuth as Carlo Oliver Grimm as Christian Ilse Werner as Carola Anna-Maria Sandri as Kiki Nadja Tiller as Daniela Margarete Haagen as The Baroness Paul Henckels as Turell's father Sybil Werden as Elena Carsta Löck as Mrs. Vermeeren Michael Ande as Peppino Rudolf Vogel Paul Bildt References Bibliography Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links 1955 films 1955 drama films German drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Carl-Heinz Schroth Films shot in Venice Films shot at Bavaria Studios German black-and-white films 1950s German films