Die Ratten
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For the 1921 film, see The Rats (1921 film).
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| Directed by | Robert Siodmak |
| Written by | Jochen Huth |
| Starring | Maria Schell Curd Jürgens Heidemarie Hatheyer Gustav Knuth Ilse Steppat |
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97 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Die Ratten (English: The Rats) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It is an adaptation of the play The Rats by Gerhart Hauptmann which transferred the story in the early fifties, shortly after the Second World War. It tells the story of the destitute Pole Pauline, who sells her illegitimate baby for a few hundred Deutsche Mark to the childless forwarder's wife Anna John. The film won the Golden Bear award.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Maria Schell - Pauline Karka
- Curd Jürgens - Bruno Mechelke
- Heidemarie Hatheyer - Anna John
- Gustav Knuth - Karl John
- Ilse Steppat - Frau Knobbe
- Fritz Remond - Harro Hassenreuter
- Barbara Rost - Selma Knobbe
- Hans Bergmann
- Walter Bluhm
- Carl de Vogt
- Erich Dunskus
- Karl Hellmer
- Manfred Meurer
- Edith Schollwer
- Lou Seitz
- Hans Stiebner
References[edit]
- ^ "5th Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
External links[edit]
- Die Ratten at the Internet Movie Database
- Die Ratten at AllMovie
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