Ein Feigenblatt für Kuhle Wampe

Synopsis

A detailed reconstruction of the censorship case against the landmark Weimar-era communist film, Kuhle Wampe, or Who Owns the World? (1932). Directed by Slatan Dudow, the crew and cast included left-wing luminaries, such as playwright Bertolt Brecht, composer Hanns Eisler and balladeer Ernst Busch. The film was the subject of vehement disputes and was banned twice for revolutionary and communist tendencies that were perceived to threaten the state. About 230 meters of the original film fell victim to the censor’s shears. This historic censorship case was argued over the course of three sessions. Censored: Kuhle Wampe re-enacts the censorship hearings, based on original minutes and documents, as well as personal records of the case. In addition to footage from the original film, this docudrama includes original clips of Berlin in the 1920s and '30s and short testimonies, filmed in the 1970s, with some of the actors involved in the original Kuhle Wampe film production.

Main Cast

Erwin Geschonneck

Age : 101 | Popularity : 5%

Kurt Böwe

Age : 71 | Popularity : 5%

Wolfgang Greese

Age : 75 | Popularity : 7%

Jürgen Holtz

Age : 91 | Popularity : 3%

Peter Kalisch

Age : 70 | Popularity : 5%

Erika Pelikowsky

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Wolfgang Lohse

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Erik S. Klein

Age : 76 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Hans-Dieter Hosalla
Directing	Director	Christa Mühl Werner Hecht
Writing	Writer	Christa Mühl Werner Hecht
Crew	Cinematography	Detlef Tetzke
Editing	Editor	Dieter Körner
Department	Role	Name

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