''The Woman and the Stranger'' (german: Die Frau und der Fremde) is a 1985
East German film directed by
Rainer Simon
Rainer Simon (born 11 January 1941) is a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1964 and 2000. His ''How to Marry a King'' (1969) and ''Six Make it Through the World'' (1972) are highly imaginative adaptations of fai ...
. It is based on
Leonhard Frank
Leonhard Frank (4 September 1882 in Würzburg – 18 August 1961 in Munich) was a German expressionist writer. He studied painting and graphic art in Munich, and gained acclaim with his first novel ''The Robber Band'' (1914, tr. 1928). When a Ber ...
's novella "Karl und Anna" and tells the story of two friends in a
POW camp during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. 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
The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin.
History
The win ...
.
It is a remake of ''
Homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni or other former members of an organization to celebrate the organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States, Canada and Liberia.
...
'' (1928).
Cast
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Joachim Lätsch as Karl
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Peter Zimmermann as Richard
*
Kathrin Waligura as Anna
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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 Mirko (Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin.
By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning peace) and hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' usual in South Slavic languages, which together me ...
as Soldat am Fenster
*
Reiner Heise Reiner may refer to:
*Reiner (crater), a crater on the Moon, named after Vincentio Reiner
*Reiner Braun, a fictional character in the anime/manga series ''Attack on Titan''
People with the given name Reiner
*Reiner Knizia, a board game designer
*Re ...
as Deutscher Gefangener
*
Rita Hirschberger
Rita may refer to:
People
* Rita (given name)
* Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984)
* Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962)
* Rita (Japanese singer)
* Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita
Places
* Djarrit, also known as Rita, ...
as Elfie
References
External links
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1985 films
East German films
1980s German-language films
World War I prisoner of war films
Golden Bear winners
Films directed by Rainer Simon
Remakes of German films
Sound film remakes of silent films
1980s German films
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