| Director | Robert Siodmak |
|---|---|
| Writer | Jochen Huth |
| Starring | |
| Released | 6 July 1955 |
| Runtime | 97 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
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 sets the story in the early 1950s, shortly after the Second World War.
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.
Synopsis
Pauline, a destitute Polish woman, sells her illegitimate baby for a few hundred Deutsche Mark to the childless Anna John.
References
- ^ "5th Berlin International Film Festival" (in German). Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Berlinale 1951-2000". Screen International. 11 February 2000. pp. 21–22.
External links
- Die Ratten at IMDb