Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? (1932)

Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? (1932)

1932-05-14 Germany 74 Min. PG-13
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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.”

Cast

Hertha Thiele is Anni
Anni
Ernst Busch is Fritz
Fritz
Max Sablotzki is Vater Bönicke
Vater Bönicke
Lilli Schoenborn is Mutter Bönike
Mutter Bönike
Martha Wolter is Gerda
Gerda
Adolf Fischer is Kurt
Kurt
Gerhard Bienert is Zeitungsleser
Zeitungsleser
Erwin Geschonneck is Arbeitersportler
Arbeitersportler
Anna Müller-Lincke is Sängerin
Sängerin
Helene Weigel is Ballad singer (voice)
Ballad singer (voice)
Hermann Krehan is
Hugo Werner-Kahle is

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