Die Ratten
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Directed by | Robert Siodmak |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
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.
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.[1]
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[]
- Maria Schell – Pauline Karka
- Curd Jürgens – Bruno Mechelke
- Heidemarie Hatheyer – Anna John
- Gustav Knuth – Karl John
- Ilse Steppat – Frau Knobbe
- – Harro Hassenreuter
- – Selma Knobbe
- Walter Bluhm
- Carl de Vogt
- Erich Dunskus
- Karl Hellmer
- Hans Stiebner
References[]
- ^ "5th Berlin International Film Festival" (in German). Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
External links[]
- Die Ratten at IMDb
- Die Ratten at AllMovie
Categories:
- 1955 films
- German-language films
- 1950s German film stubs
- 1955 drama films
- German drama films
- West German films
- Films set in Berlin
- Films based on works by Gerhart Hauptmann
- German films based on plays
- Films directed by Robert Siodmak
- Golden Bear winners
- Films shot at Spandau Studios