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The Woman and the Stranger

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]

The Woman and the Stranger

Rainer Simon

Rainer Simon

  • Kathrin Waligura
  • Siegfried Höchst
  • Joachim Lätsch
  • Katrin Knappe

  • 31 January 1985 (1985-01-31) (East Germany)
  • February 1985 (1985-02) (BIFF)

98 minutes

East Germany

German

It is a remake of Homecoming (1928).

as Karl

Joachim Lätsch

as Richard

Peter Zimmermann

as Anna

Kathrin Waligura

as Trude

Christine Schorn

as Horst

Siegfried Höchst

as Verwirrter Soldat

Hans-Uwe Bauer

as Marie

Katrin Knappe

as Revolutionär

Ulrich Mühe

as Kriegsinvalide

Herbert Sand

as Trudes kleiner Sohn

Daniel Fries

as Nachbar

Roman-Eckhard Galonska

as Soldat am Fenster

Mirko Haninger

as Deutscher Gefangener

Reiner Heise

as Elfie

Rita Hirschberger

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