Die Ratten

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 sets the story in the early 1950s, shortly after the Second World War.

Directed byRobert Siodmak

Written byJochen Huth [de]

Starring

• Maria Schell
• Curd Jürgens
• Heidemarie Hatheyer
• Gustav Knuth
• Ilse Steppat

Release date

• 6 July 1955 (1955-07-06)

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Die Ratten
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Directed by	Robert Siodmak
Written by	Jochen Huth [de]
Starring	Maria Schell Curd Jürgens Heidemarie Hatheyer Gustav Knuth Ilse Steppat
Release date	6 July 1955 (1955-07-06)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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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.