Die Ratten

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Die Ratten
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Written by Jochen Huth  [ de ]
Starring
Release date
  • 6 July 1955 (1955-07-06)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Die Ratten (The Rats) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It is an adaptation of the 1911 play The Rats by Gerhart Hauptmann, but transferred the story to the early 1950s, shortly after the Second World War.

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It tells the story of the destitute Polish woman Pauline, who sells her illegitimate baby for a few hundred Deutsche Mark to the childless Anna John. The film won the Golden Bear award, the first German film to win. [1] [2]

It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer.

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References

  1. "5th Berlin International Film Festival" (in German). Berlin International Film Festival . Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Berlinale 1951-2000". Screen International . 11 February 2000. pp. 21–22.