Der Fremde
1961, German. Directed by Johannes Arpe.
After years of drifting around, Willi Palko arrives in the lignite mining area. He was not only looking for a new job, but also wanted to finally settle down here. The party leadership sends him to the Schepp brigade, which has made itself "suspicious" (on paper) due to its extremely high production figures. The stranger is accused of being a spy for the factory management. Willi finds it difficult to assert himself, but he is taken with the big excavator, the prospect of one day being allowed to drive it, and the brash flapper Hanna. He stays, and with his help a mine foreman is exposed as a Western agent and coal production is brought up to a really high level.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Johannes ArpeDirector
- Günter GrabbertWilli Palko
- Harry HindemithWilhelm Schepp
- Günther SimonParteisekretär Reichert
- Helga GöringHanna
- Johannes ArpeBetriebsleiter Pfefferkorn
- Fred DelmareZugfahrer
- Christoph BeyerttLKW-Fahrer
- Frithjof RüdeCast
- Rudolf UlrichCast
- Fritz SchlegelCast
- Erich BrauerCast
- Rudolf DonathCast
Details
- Released
- 3 March 1961
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Egon Günther, Herbert Jobst
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Der Fremde runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Der Fremde isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 March 1961. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Der Fremde?
Der Fremde (1961) was directed by Johannes Arpe and stars Günter Grabbert, Harry Hindemith, Günther Simon.