Drama · Germany · 1955 · 1h 37m

The Rats

Die Ratten

Director

Cast

Curd Jürgens as Bruno Mechelke Maria Schell as Pauline Karka Gustav Knuth as Karl John Heidemarie Hatheyer as Anna John Ilse Steppat as Frau Knobbe Franz Rémond Jr. as Harro Hassenreuter

Crew

Göran Strindberg — Director of Photography Ira Oberberg — Editor Klaus Eckstein — Editor Werner Eisbrenner — Original Music Composer Jochen Huth — Writer Artur Brauner — Producer

Synopsis

Soon after World War II, a pregnant Polish refugee, Pauline, wanders Berlin looking for the boyfriend who abandoned her. She has no option but to sell her child to another woman, Anna. After the birth, Pauline decides she wants the baby back.

Key Collaborators

Robert Siodmak Director Göran Strindberg Director of Photography Ira Oberberg Editor Klaus Eckstein Editor Werner Eisbrenner Original Music Composer Jochen Huth Writer Artur Brauner Producer Rolf Zehetbauer Production Design Hans Jürgen Kiebach Production Design Maria Brauner Costume Design

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