The Actress

The Actress

1988
1h 27m
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Overview

The year 1933: Successful actress Maria Rheine is in love with her Jewish colleague Mark Löwenthal. When the Nazis implement the racist Nuremberg Laws, their relationship is severely endangered. Defiant Maria decides to stay together with Mark and ends her promising career: She assumes a Jewish identity and continues to work under the name Manja Löwenthal. She and Mark perform at the Jewish Theatre in Berlin, until they become victims of an intrigue: Their colleague Judith, who has a crush on Mark, denounces them to the secret police.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production Countries
East Germany Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Die Schauspielerin
Release Date October 12, 1988
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0096051

Cast

Corinna Harfouch
Corinna Harfouch

Maria Rheine

André Hennicke
André Hennicke

Mark Löwenthal

Michael Gwisdek
Michael Gwisdek

Mario Montegasso

Blanche Kommerell
Blanche Kommerell

Judith Baumann

Jürgen Watzke
Jürgen Watzke

Stengele

Martin Brandt
Martin Brandt

Jaldas Großvater

Gesine Laatz
Gesine Laatz

Jalda

Falk Rockstroh
Falk Rockstroh

Jupp

Edda Schwarzkopf
Edda Schwarzkopf

Marks Mutter

Christian Steyer
Christian Steyer

Ernst Freund

Ute Lubosch
Ute Lubosch

Rosa

Steffie Spira
Steffie Spira

Resolute Alte

Key Crew

Regine Kühn
Screenplay
Siegfried Kühn
Director
Siegfried Kühn
Screenplay