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The Actress

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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.

Directed bySiegfried Kühn

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
DE
Released
October 12, 1988
Studios
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch

Maria Rheine

André Hennicke

André Hennicke

Mark Löwenthal

Michael Gwisdek

Michael Gwisdek

Mario Montegasso

Blanche Kommerell

Blanche Kommerell

Judith Baumann

Jürgen Watzke

Stengele

Martin Brandt

Jaldas Großvater

Gesine Laatz

Jalda

Falk Rockstroh

Falk Rockstroh

Jupp

Edda Schwarzkopf

Marks Mutter

Christian Steyer

Christian Steyer

Ernst Freund

Creative team
Directed by
Siegfried Kühn
Written by
Regine Kühn
Siegfried Kühn

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