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The Woman and the Stranger

The Woman and the Stranger

19854.41h 37m

Overview

Based on a switched identity, in circumstances that are found in real life as well as fiction, this drama tells the story of two soldiers fighting together in World War I. Karl (Joachim Latsch) and Richard (Hans-Use Bauer) become close friends while serving time in a German POW camp. One day Karl manages a successful escape and goes to Richard's home where he seeks refuge posing as Richard. But Richard's wife Anna (Kathrin Waligura) has never given up hope that her husband is still alive -- a possibility that would shatter Karl's proposed new life. In fact, Richard did not die in the POW camp. This film shared the Grand Prix award at the 1985 Berlin Film Festival.

Directed by Rainer Simon
Written by Leonhard Frank, Rainer Simon
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Top Cast

Kathrin Waligura

Kathrin Waligura

Anna

Joachim Lätsch

Joachim Lätsch

Karl

Peter Zimmermann

Peter Zimmermann

Richard

K

Katrin Knappe

Marie

Ulrich Mühe

Ulrich Mühe

Revolutionär

Christine Schorn

Christine Schorn

Trude

Siegfried Höchst

Siegfried Höchst

Horst

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Verwirrter Soldat

H

Herbert Sand

Kriegsinvalide

E

Erdmute Schmidt-Christian

About The Woman and the Stranger

The Woman and the Stranger is a war, drama film released in 1985. Directed by Rainer Simon, it stars Kathrin Waligura, Joachim Lätsch, Peter Zimmermann. Based on a switched identity, in circumstances that are found in real life as well as fiction, this drama tells the story of two soldiers fighting together in World War I. Karl (Joachim Latsch) and Richard (Hans-Use Bauer) become close friends while serving time in a German POW camp. One day Karl manages a successful escape and goes to Richard's home where he seeks refuge posing as Richard. But Richard's wife Anna (Kathrin Waligura) has never given up hope that her husband is still alive -- a possibility that would shatter Karl's proposed new life. In fact, Richard did not die in the POW camp. This film shared the Grand Prix award at the 1985 Berlin Film Festival.

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