Die Schauspielerin

DDR 1987/1988 Spielfilm

The Actress

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.

 

Credits

Director

Director of photography

Editing

Music

Cast

Production company

Alle Credits

Director

Assistant director

Scenario

Director of photography

Assistant camera

Still photography

Lighting design

Production design

Set construction

Prop master

Make-up artist

Costume design

Editing

Sound

Audio mixing

Music

Vocals

Cast

Production company

Unit production manager

Location manager

Original distributor

Duration:
2371 m, 87 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1.66
Video/Audio:
Orwocolor, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung: 09.07.1988, Karlovy Vary, IFF;
Erstaufführung (DD): 13.10.1988, Berlin, International

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DD) Die Schauspielerin

Versions

Original

Duration:
2371 m, 87 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1.66
Video/Audio:
Orwocolor, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung: 09.07.1988, Karlovy Vary, IFF;
Erstaufführung (DD): 13.10.1988, Berlin, International

Awards

Nationales Spielfilmfestival der DDR 1990
  • Beste Kamera
  • Beste Hauptdarstellerin