Movie Description
Die Schauspielerin
(1988)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.
Cast
Maria Rheine
Mark Löwenthal
Mario Montegasso
Judith Baumann
Stengele
Jaldas Großvater
Jalda
Jupp
Marks Mutter
Ernst Freund
Rosa
Resolute Alte
Intendant
blinder Mann
Facts
Original TitleDie Schauspielerin
Status Released
Release Information
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1988-10-12
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 27m
Production CompaniesDEFA
Genres
- Drama