, ▁the ▁Naz is ▁even ▁sil ently ▁accepted ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Hans i ▁Burg ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time . ▁But ▁Al bers ▁finally ▁gave ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁pressure . ▁Hans i ▁Burg ▁went ▁to ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Great ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁but ▁they ▁secret ly ▁remained ▁a ▁couple ▁with ▁him ▁even ▁man aging ▁to ▁send ▁her ▁financial ▁support . ▁They ▁were ▁reun ited ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁when ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Germany ▁in ▁a ▁British ▁uniform . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Al bers ▁was ▁paid ▁a ▁huge ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁U FA ' s ▁big - bud get ed ▁anni versary ▁picture ▁Mün ch hausen ▁but ▁was ▁careful ▁not ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁end ors ing ▁the ▁National ▁Social ist ▁regime , ▁which ▁was ▁indeed , ▁never ▁asked ▁of ▁him . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Al bers ▁star red ▁in ▁another ▁classic ▁German ▁film ▁Gro ße ▁Frei heit ▁Nr . ▁ 7 ▁with ▁actress ▁Il se ▁Werner . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁scenes ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁shot ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁because ▁of ▁bomb ▁damage ▁to ▁Hamburg . ▁ ▁The ▁sail ing ▁ship ▁Pad ua ▁for ▁the ▁out door ▁scenes ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁surv ived ▁under ▁Soviet ▁and ▁Russian ▁flag ▁until ▁this ▁day ▁as ▁Kru z ens h tern . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁well - fund ed ▁Al bers ▁avoided ▁the ▁financial ▁pl ight