Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
1932, German. Directed by Slatan Dudow.
Kuhle Wampe takes place in early-1930s Berlin. The film begins with a montage of newspaper headlines describing steadily-rising unemployment figures. This is followed by scenes of a young man looking for work in the city and the family discussing the unpaid back rent. The young man, brother of the protagonist Anni, removes his wristwatch and throws himself from a window out of despair. Shortly thereafter his family is evicted from their apartment. Now homeless, the family moves into a garden colony of sorts with the name “Kuhle Wampe.”
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Slatan DudowDirector
- Hertha ThieleAnni
- Ernst BuschFritz
- Max SablotzkiVater Bönicke
- Lilli SchoenbornMutter Bönike
- Martha WolterGerda
- Adolf FischerKurt
- Gerhard BienertZeitungsleser
- Erwin GeschonneckArbeitersportler
- Anna Müller-LinckeSängerin
- Helene WeigelBallad singer (voice)
- Hermann KrehanCast
- Hugo Werner-KahleCast
Details
- Released
- 14 May 1932
- Original title
- Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Bertolt Brecht, Ernst Ottwalt
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Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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Who directed Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World??
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? (1932) was directed by Slatan Dudow and stars Hertha Thiele, Ernst Busch, Max Sablotzki.