Ordered to Love_
Revealing story about the mysterious Nazi organization "Lebensborn," which was intended to serve the SS in pursuing population policy and racial hygiene goals by systematically producing "hereditarily valuable" children. The film depicts an anti-Hitler Knight's Cross recipient with false papers who becomes a witness and victim of relevant events in a Lebensborn home, where 30 enthusiastic BDM girls and a number of SS hooligans and frontline soldiers have just moved in to "give the Führer a child."
Starring
Maria Perschy, Joachim Hansen, Harry Meyen
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Ordered to Love was released 65 years ago in 1961.
Overview
Revealing story about the mysterious Nazi organization "Lebensborn," which was intended to serve the SS in pursuing population policy and racial hygiene goal...
Ordered to Love is a Drama, History film with a runtime of 1h 27m.
CAST (20)
Maria Perschy
Doris Korff
Joachim Hansen
Oberlt. Klaus Steinbach
Harry Meyen
Hauptsturmführer Dr. Hagen
Marisa Mell
Erika Meuring
ES
Emmerich Schrenk
Obersturmbandführer Meyer-Westroff
Joachim Mock
Hauptsturmführer Kempe
Gert Günther Hoffmann
Oberlt. Mertens
WT
Waldemar Tepel
SS Sturmführer Hellmich
RK
Rosemarie Kirstein
Lotte
Renate Küster
Marlene
Hellmut Lange
Oberscharführer Niedermeyer
HK
Horst Keitel
Oberlt. Adameit
HJ
Hannalore Juterbock
Elsa
Birgit Bergen
Brigitte
EE
Elke Eichwed
Lilli
DB
Dinah Berger
Trude
MW
Michael Welchberger
Fähnrich Erich Gühne
EB
Eva Bubat
Schwester Irmgard
SH
Siegfried Hechler
Fahrer Prieske
SK
Sigi Kurzweil
SS-Feldwebel
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What is Ordered to Love about?
Revealing story about the mysterious Nazi organization "Lebensborn," which was intended to serve the SS in pursuing population policy and racial hygiene goals by systematically producing "hereditarily valuable" children. The film depicts an anti-Hitler Knight's Cross recipient with false papers who becomes a witness and victim of relevant events in a Lebensborn home, where 30 enthusiastic BDM girls and a number of SS hooligans and frontline soldiers have just moved in to "give the Führer a child."
How long is Ordered to Love?
Ordered to Love has a runtime of 87 minutes (1h 27m).
Who stars in Ordered to Love?
The cast of Ordered to Love includes Maria Perschy, Joachim Hansen, Harry Meyen, Marisa Mell, Emmerich Schrenk.
What is the rating of Ordered to Love?
Ordered to Love has a rating of 2.2 out of 10 based on 4 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
History