The Woman and the Stranger
| The Woman and the Stranger | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rainer Simon |
| Produced by | DEFA-Studio (Potsdam-Babelsberg) |
| Written by | Rainer Simon |
| Starring | Kathrin Waligura Siegfried Höchst Joachim Lätsch Katrin Knappe |
| Release date(s) | 31 January 1985 (East Germany) February, 1985 (BIFF) |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
The Woman and the Stranger (German: Die Frau und der Fremde) is a 1985 East German film directed by Rainer Simon. It is based on Leonhard Frank's novella "Karl und Anna" and tells the story of two friends in a POW camp during World War I. One of them escapes and forms a relationship with the other man's wife. After the war her husband returns. The film was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.[1]
Cast
- Joachim Lätsch as Karl
- Peter Zimmermann as Richard
- Kathrin Waligura as Anna
- Christine Schorn as Trude
- Siegfried Höchst as Horst
- Hans-Uwe Bauer as Verwirrter Soldat
- Katrin Knappe as Marie
- Ulrich Mühe as Revolutionär
- Herbert Sand as Kriegsinvalide
- Daniel Fries as Trudes kleiner Sohn
- Roman-Eckhard Galonska as Nachbar
- Mirko Haninger as Soldat am Fenster
- Reiner Heise as Deutscher Gefangener
- Rita Hirschberger as Elfie
References
- ^ "Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
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