Basic Info
Release: May 14, 1932
Rating: ⭐ 6.9/10 (24 votes)
Videos
Bertolt Brecht: Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehört die Welt? (filmedition suhrkamp)
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
1932
⭐ 6.9/10
24 votes
Overview
Kuhle Wampe takes place in early-1930s Berlin. The film begins with a montage of newspaper headlines describing steadily-rising unemployment figures. This is followed by scenes of a young man looking for work in the city and the family discussing the unpaid back rent. The young man, brother of the protagonist Anni, removes his wristwatch and throws himself from a window out of despair. Shortly thereafter his family is evicted from their apartment. Now homeless, the family moves into a garden colony of sorts with the name “Kuhle Wampe.”
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Germany
Spoken Languages
- German de
Cast
Hertha Thiele
Anni
Ernst Busch
Fritz
Max Sablotzki
Vater Bönicke
Lilli Schoenborn
Mutter Bönike
Martha Wolter
Gerda
Adolf Fischer
Kurt
Gerhard Bienert
Zeitungsleser
Erwin Geschonneck
Arbeitersportler
Anna Müller-Lincke
Sängerin
Helene Weigel
Ballad singer (voice)
Hermann Krehan
Hugo Werner-Kahle
Crew
Bertolt Brecht
Screenplay
Ernst Ottwalt
Screenplay
Slatan Dudow
Director
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