''The Promise'' () is a 1995
German-language
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a ...
film directed by
Margarethe von Trotta
Margarethe von Trotta (; born 21 February 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress. She has been referred to as a "leading force" of the New German Cinema movement. . It was an international co-production between Germany, France and Switzerland. Two young lovers in Berlin are separated when the Berlin wall goes up, and their stories intertwine during the three decades to
German reunification. This film was chosen as Germany's
official submission to the
67th Academy Awards for
Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination.
Cast
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Corinna Harfouch
Corinna Harfouch (; née Meffert; 16 October 1954) is a German actress.
Life and work
Harfouch was born in Suhl, East Germany, the daughter of the teacher Wolfgang Meffert and his wife Marianne (née Kleber). She worked as a nurse and stud ...
: Sophie
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Meret Becker
Meret Becker (; born 15 January 1969) is a German actress and singer.
Life and career
Meret Becker was born in Bremen, the daughter of the actors Monika Hansen and Rolf Becker but she was raised in Berlin by her mother with her stepfather Ot ...
: young Sophie
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August Zirner
August Zirner (born 7 January 1956) is an American-Austrian actor, who starred in over 60 film productions. He is one of the most popular actors in Germany.
Biography
Zirner was born as son of Austrian Jewish immigrants in the United States in ...
: Konrad
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Anian Zollner: young Konrad
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Jörg Meister: Alexander, 20 years of age
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Tina Engel: Sophie's aunt
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Monika Hansen: Sophie's mother
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Klaus Piontek: Sophie's stepfather
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Ruth Glöss: Konrad's granny
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Dieter Mann
Dieter Mann (20 June 1941 – 3 February 2022) was a German actor, director, university professor, and radio personality. In his career he acted in several theater productions and in over 140 film and television productions. Between 1984 and 199 ...
: Konrad's father
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Simone von Zglinicki: Konrad's mother
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Hans Kremer
Hans Kremer (born 19 March 1954) is a German actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1984.
Filmography
References
External links
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1954 births
Living people
German male film actors
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: Harald
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Eva Mattes
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Eva Mattes (; born 14 December 1954) is an Austrian-German actress. She has appeared in four films directed by director Rainer Werner Fassbinder (''The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant'', ', ''Effi Briest'' and ''In a Year of 13 Moons' ...
: Barbara
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Susann Ugé: young Barbara
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Hark Bohm
Hark Bohm (; born 18 May 1939) is a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies. He was born in Hamburg-Othmarschen and grew up on the island Amrum. His younger brother was the actor Marquard Bo ...
: Müller
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Otto Sander
Otto Sander (; 30 June 1941 – 12 September 2013) was a German film, theater, and voice actor.
Life
Education and early career
Sander grew up in Kassel, where he graduated in 1961 from the Friedrichgymnasium. After leaving school he s ...
: Professor Lorenz
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Anka Baier: Monika
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Sven Lehmann: Max
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Heiko Senst Heiko may refer to:
* Heiko (given name) (including a list of people with the name)
* Heiko (film), a 2008 short film
See also
* HEICO
* Hayko (disambiguation) Hayko (in Armenian Հայկո) or Haigo in Western Armenian is an Armenian first name ...
: Wolfgang
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Ulrike Krumbiegel
Ulrike Krumbiegel (born 16 December 1961) is a German actress. She has performed in more than 100 film and TV productions. In her early career, she performed in East German cinema and theatre. After the re-unification of Germany, her career cont ...
: Elisabeth
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Swiss drama films
German drama films
1990s German-language films
Films set in Berlin
1995 films
Films directed by Margarethe von Trotta
1995 drama films
Films scored by Jürgen Knieper
Films set in East Germany
Films set in West Germany
1990s German films
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