The Actress
1988, German. Directed by Siegfried Kühn.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Siegfried KühnDirector
- Corinna HarfouchMaria Rheine
- André HennickeMark Löwenthal
- Michael GwisdekMario Montegasso
- Blanche KommerellJudith Baumann
- Jürgen WatzkeStengele
- Martin BrandtJaldas Großvater
- Gesine LaatzJalda
- Falk RockstrohJupp
- Edda SchwarzkopfMarks Mutter
- Christian SteyerErnst Freund
- Ute LuboschRosa
- Steffie SpiraResolute Alte
Details
- Released
- 12 October 1988
- Original title
- Die Schauspielerin
- Country
- East Germany, Germany
- Written by
- Regine Kühn, Siegfried Kühn
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The Actress runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Actress isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Actress?
The Actress (1988) was directed by Siegfried Kühn and stars Corinna Harfouch, André Hennicke, Michael Gwisdek.