Die Ratten (The Rats) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It is an adaptation of the 1911 play The Rats by Gerhart Hauptmann, but transferred the story to the early 1950s, shortly after the Second World War.
| Die Ratten | |
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| Directed by | Robert Siodmak |
| Written by | Jochen Huth |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
It tells the story of the destitute Polish woman Pauline, who sells her illegitimate baby for a few hundred Deutsche Mark to the childless Anna John. The film won the Golden Bear award, the first German film to win.[1][2]
It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer.
Cast edit
- Maria Schell – Pauline Karka
- Curd Jürgens – Bruno Mechelke
- Heidemarie Hatheyer – Anna John
- Gustav Knuth – Karl John
- Ilse Steppat – Frau Knobbe
- Fritz Rémond – 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" (in German). Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Berlinale 1951-2000". Screen International. 11 February 2000. pp. 21–22.
External links edit
- Die Ratten at IMDb
- Die Ratten at AllMovie
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