The Woman and the Stranger
| The Woman and the Stranger | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rainer Simon | 
| Produced by | 
DEFA-Studio (Potsdam-Babelsberg)  | 
| Written by | Rainer Simon | 
| Starring | 
Kathrin Waligura Siegfried Höchst Joachim Lätsch Katrin Knappe  | 
Release dates  | 
31 January 1985 (East Germany) February, 1985 (BIFF)  | 
Running time  | 98 minutes | 
| Country | East Germany | 
| Language | German | 
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]
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
 
References
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
 
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