In Berlin in the early 1940s, romance is forbidden between the young countess who is studying veterinary medicine and a young man she meets at the home of a former professor. But they fall in love. She gets involved in helping Jews escape from the Nazis. All get out of Berlin except the young man. There is a room in her apartment where he can't be seen through the windows and a chest converted into a sofa where she and her brothers played hide-and-seek as children. This real life hide-and-seek game has high stakes. The movie is said to be based on a true story.
Forbidden (1984) is a drama and tv movie film directed by Anthony Page, released on December 7, 1984 with a runtime of 1h 54m. It stars Jacqueline Bisset, Jürgen Prochnow, Irene Worth and Peter Vaughan. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 7 ratings.
Jacqueline Bisset
as Nina von Halder
Jürgen Prochnow
as Fritz Friedländer
Irene Worth
as Ruth Friedländer
Peter Vaughan
as Major Stauffel
Amanda Cannings
as Lucie
Directed by Anthony Page, written by Leonard Gross and Michael Hastings.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 7 ratings.
Ok, so I've always been a little underwhelmed by Jacqueline Bisset and it is quite hard to imagine Peter "Grouty" Vaughan as a Nazi major, but once I'd got my head around that this is actually quite a decent telling of a supposedly true story from WWII. The Countess "Nina" (JB) is increasingly concerned by the rise of the Third Reich and it's arbitrary and brutal treatment of the Jewish population, and so under the…
Reviewed on September 27, 2026
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Forbidden (1984) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Forbidden (1984) includes Jacqueline Bisset, Jürgen Prochnow, Irene Worth, Peter Vaughan and Amanda Cannings. The film was directed by Anthony Page. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Forbidden was released on December 7, 1984 and runs for 1h 54m.
Forbidden (1984) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 7 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and tv movie films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
