Plot Summary
The young Walter Retzlow, drafted into the guard team of a foreign labor factory in the last year of the war, receives the papers of a murdered anti-fascist by chance. He adopts the new identity, which promises him security.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Der Mann und sein Name
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- de
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Cast
Ulrich Mühe
Retzlow
Rolf Ludwig
Lohmer
Gesine Laatz
Katharina
Walter Jupé
Müller
Eberhard Kirchberg
Berg
Hildegard Alex
Frau Mellner
Lotte Loebinger
Alte Frau
Hannes Fischer
Ahrendbeck
Michael Gerber
Böttcher
Silke Matthias
Lotte
Reinhard Michalke
Möllendorf
Hans-Peter Reinecke
Brandt
Bernd-Uwe Reppenhagen
Helmut
Gerry Wolff
Harms
Peter Kalisch
Herr von Briesen
Petra Kelling
Frau Lohmer
Harry Merkel
Albrecht
Gisela Rubbel
Elfriede
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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