The Rabbit Is Me

Synopsis

The Rabbit Is Me was made in 1965 to encourage discussion of the democratization of East German society. In it, a young student has an affair with a judge who once sentenced her brother for political reasons; she eventually confronts him with his opportunism and hypocrisy. It is a sardonic portrayal of the German Democratic Republic's judicial system and its social implications. The film was banned by officials as an anti-socialist, pessimistic and revisionist attack on the state. It henceforth lent its name to all the banned films of 1965, which became known as the "Rabbit Films." After its release in 1990, The Rabbit Is Me earned critical praise as one of the most important and courageous works ever made in East Germany. It was screened at The Museum of Modern Art in 2005 as part of the film series Rebels with a Cause: The Cinema of East Germany.

Main Cast

Angelika Waller

Maria Morzeck

Age : 78 | Popularity : 5%

Alfred Müller

Paul Deister

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Ilse Voigt

Tante Hete

Age : 85 | Popularity : 4%

Wolfgang Winkler

Dieter Morzeck

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Carmen-Maja Antoni

Schulfreundin

Age : 77 | Popularity : 9%

Irma Münch

Gabriele Deister

Age : 93 | Popularity : 4%

Maria Besendahl

Wirtin

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Rudolf Ulrich

Grambow

Age : 75 | Popularity : 13%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	Cinematography	Erich Gusko
Directing	Director	Kurt Maetzig
Writing	Writer	Kurt Maetzig Manfred Bieler
	Novel	Manfred Bieler
Editing	Editor	Helga Krause
Sound	Music	Gerhard Rosenfeld Reiner Bredemeyer
Department	Role	Name

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