About
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.”
Theatrical
Apr 23, 1933
Director
Writers
Ernst Ottwalt, Bertolt Brecht
Music
Studio
Praesens-Film, Prometheus-Film-Verleih
Original Title
Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?
Original Language
German
Where to Watch
Region
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Cast
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Hertha Thiele
Anni
E
Ernst Busch
Fritz
L
Lilli Schoenborn
Mutter Bönike
A
Adolf Fischer
Kurt
G
Gerhard Bienert
Zeitungsleser
E
Erwin Geschonneck
Arbeitersportler
A
Anna Müller-Lincke
Sängerin
H
Helene Weigel
Ballad singer (voice)
H
Hermann Krehan
H
Hugo Werner-Kahle
R
Richard Hilgert
H
Hans Sternberg
K
Karl Wagner
