The Woman and the Stranger
1985 film
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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]
Directed byRainer Simon
Written byRainer Simon
Produced by
- DEFA-Studio
- (Potsdam-Babelsberg)
Starring
- Kathrin Waligura
- Siegfried Höchst
- Joachim Lätsch
- Katrin Knappe
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| Directed by | Rainer Simon |
| Written by | Rainer Simon |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
It is a remake of Homecoming (1928).
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
