Plot Summary
Based on a switched identity, in circumstances that are found in real life as well as fiction, this drama tells the story of two soldiers fighting together in World War I. Karl (Joachim Latsch) and Richard (Hans-Use Bauer) become close friends while serving time in a German POW camp. One day Karl manages a successful escape and goes to Richard's home where he seeks refuge posing as Richard. But Richard's wife Anna (Kathrin Waligura) has never given up hope that her husband is still alive -- a possibility that would shatter Karl's proposed new life. In fact, Richard did not die in the POW camp. This film shared the Grand Prix award at the 1985 Berlin Film Festival.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Die Frau und der Fremde
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- de
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Cast
Kathrin Waligura
Anna
Joachim Lätsch
Karl
Peter Zimmermann
Richard
Katrin Knappe
Marie
Ulrich Mühe
Revolutionär
Christine Schorn
Trude
Siegfried Höchst
Horst
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Verwirrter Soldat
Herbert Sand
Kriegsinvalide
Erdmute Schmidt-Christian
Mirko Haninger
Reiner Heise
Karl-Ernst Horbol
Daniel Fries
Roman-Eckhard Galonska
Cornelia Hudl
Rosemarie Herzog
Rolf-Martin Kruckenberg
Timo Jacob
Gertraud Last
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
