Full awards and nominations of The Bread of Those Early Years
- Cannes Film Festival 1962
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German Film Awards 1962 - Films 1961
- winner Best Film
- winner Best Actress (Vera Tschechowa)
- winner Best Screenplay (Gerd Oelschlegel)
- winner Best Film Music (Attila Zoller )
- winner Best Cinematography (Wolf Wirth)