Die Ratten
Directed by	Robert Siodmak
Written by	Jochen Huth
Starring	Maria Schell Curd Jürgens Heidemarie Hatheyer Gustav Knuth Ilse Steppat
Release date(s)	6 July 1955
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Die Ratten (English: The Rats) is a 1955 German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It is an adaptation of the play by Gerhart Hauptmann. It tells the story of an East German girl who sells her illegitimate baby to get a passport to the West. At the 5th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bear award.^[1]

[edit] Cast

• Maria Schell - Pauline Karka
• Curd Jürgens - Bruno Mechelke
• Heidemarie Hatheyer - Anna John
• Gustav Knuth - Karl John
• Ilse Steppat - Frau Knobbe
• Fritz Remond - Harro Hassenreuter
• Barbara Rost - Selma Knobbe
• Hans Bergmann
• Walter Bluhm
• Carl de Vogt
• Erich Dunskus
• Karl Hellmer
• Manfred Meurer
• Edith Schollwer
• Lou Seitz
• Hans Stiebner

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Die Ratten at the Internet Movie Database
• Die Ratten at Allmovie

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