The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
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.

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Cast

Angelika Waller Angelika Waller As: Maria Morzeck
Alfred Müller Alfred Müller As: Paul Deister
Ilse Voigt Ilse Voigt As: Tante Hete
Wolfgang Winkler Wolfgang Winkler As: Dieter Morzeck
Carmen-Maja Antoni Carmen-Maja Antoni As: Schulfreundin
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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.


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Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Drama, Romance

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 25 October 1965

Country: XG

Runtime: 110m

Company Credits

Company: DEFA

External Links

Cast

Angelika Waller

Angelika Waller

Maria Morzeck

Alfred Müller

Alfred Müller

Paul Deister

Ilse Voigt

Ilse Voigt

Tante Hete

Wolfgang Winkler

Wolfgang Winkler

Dieter Morzeck

Carmen-Maja Antoni

Carmen-Maja Antoni

Schulfreundin

Irma Münch

Irma Münch

Gabriele Deister

Maria Besendahl

Maria Besendahl

Wirtin

Rudolf Ulrich

Rudolf Ulrich

Grambow

Helmut Schellhardt

Helmut Schellhardt

Mayor

Willi Schrade

Willi Schrade

Ulli

Willi Narloch

Willi Narloch

Oskar

Annemarie Esper

Annemarie Esper

Edith

Peter Borgelt

Peter Borgelt

Richter

Christoph Engel

Christoph Engel

Major Hellmich

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

Vorsitzender der Fischereigenossenschaft

Walter Jupé

Walter Jupé

Principal

Rosemarie Herzog

Rosemarie Herzog

Secretary

Werner Wieland

Werner Wieland

Dr. Merker

Günter Drescher

Günter Drescher

Cop

Ursula Schön

Ursula Schön

Hella

Hans Klering

Hans Klering

Älterer Strafgefangener

Walter Lendrich

Walter Lendrich

Kleiner Wachtmeister im Gericht

Dieter Wien

Dieter Wien

Staatsanwalt Hoppe

Hans Sievers

Hans Sievers

Kriminalist

Bernd Bartoczewski

Bernd Bartoczewski

Kriminalist

Renate Pohl

Renate Pohl

Barfrau

Else Wolz

Else Wolz

Frau eines Strafgefangenen

Günther Polensen

Günther Polensen

Verteidiger

Frank Michelis

Frank Michelis

Josef

Fred Ludwig

Fred Ludwig

Helmut

Erhard Köster

Erhard Köster

Beetz

Walter E. Fuß

Walter E. Fuß

Straßenbahner

Anneliese Grummt

Anneliese Grummt

Protokollantin

Ruth Kommerell

Ruth Kommerell

Frau eines Strafgefangenen

Roland Kuchenbuch

Roland Kuchenbuch

Tänzer

Armin Mechsner

Armin Mechsner

Tänzer

Rolf Mey-Dahl

Rolf Mey-Dahl

Tänzer

Rita Hempel

Rita Hempel

Küchenfrau

Harkishan Singh

Harkishan Singh

Araber

Harald Moszdorf

Harald Moszdorf

Mann um die 40

Gustav Stähnisch

Gustav Stähnisch

Beisitzer

Willi Neuenhahn

Willi Neuenhahn

Friedrich Teitge

Friedrich Teitge

Albert Zahn

Albert Zahn

Directed By

Kurt Maetzig

Kurt Maetzig

Director

Siegbert Fischer

Siegbert Fischer

Second Assistant Director

Hanna Georgi

Hanna Georgi

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Dieter Anders

Dieter Anders

Assistant Production Manager

Oscar Ludmann

Oscar Ludmann

Production Manager

Martin Sonnabend

Martin Sonnabend

Production Supervisor

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Rita Bieler

Rita Bieler

Costume Designer

Lothar Stäglich

Lothar Stäglich

Makeup Artist

Rosemarie Stäglich

Rosemarie Stäglich

Makeup Artist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Wolfgang Ebert

Wolfgang Ebert

First Assistant Camera

Erich Gusko

Erich Gusko

Director of Photography

Jörg Erkens

Jörg Erkens

Second Assistant Camera

Lighting

Art Department

Alfred Thomalla

Alfred Thomalla

Production Design

Alfred Schütz

Alfred Schütz

Property Master

Other Crew

Christel Gräf

Christel Gräf

Dramaturgy

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