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The Woman and the Stranger 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
.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
directed by Rainer Simon
Rainer Simon
Rainer Simon is a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1964 and 2000. His 1985 film The Woman and the Stranger won the Golden Bear award at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
. It is based on Leonhard Frank
Leonhard Frank
Leonhard Frank was a German expressionist writer. He studied painting and graphic art in Munich, and gained acclaim with his first novel, The Robber Band...
's novella "Karl und Anna" and tells the story of two friends in a POW
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
camp during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. 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
35th Berlin International Film Festival
The 35th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 15 to February 26, 1985.-Jury:* Jean Marais * Max von Sydow* Alberto Sordi* Regimantas Adomaitis* Sheila Benson* Wolfgang Kohlhaase* Onat Kutlar* Luis Megino...
, where it won the Golden Bear
Golden Bear
According to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
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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 MüheUlrich MüheFriedrich Hans Ulrich Mühe was a German film, television and theatre actor. He played the role of Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler in the Oscar-winning film Das Leben der Anderen , for which he received the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Gold, at Germany's most prestigious film...
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