Frieda is a 1947 war drama directed by basil dearden and starring david farrar, glynis johns, flora robson, albert lieven and mai zetterling.frieda, a german girl, helps english robert to escape from a german prisoner of war camp and in return he marries her so she can obtain a british passport even though he doesn't lover her'. '.strtoupper('w')hen returning to robert's small english hometown, frieda is met with hostile anti german sentiment which is only worsened when her brother, a former nazi and now polish soldier arrives'. '.strtoupper('w')hat follows is a terrible awakening for frieda who, deeply in love with her husband, cannot accept when robert turns against her.new strength and weakness matthew sweet on friedanew looking back at friedabehind the scenes stills gallery