The Rabbit Is Me
The Rabbit Is Me is an East German dramatic film directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was filmed in 1965, and based on the novel by .
Plot
Nineteen-year-old Maria Morzeck dreams of studying Slavistics, but her hopes are shattered when her brother, Dieter, is sent to prison after being convicted of sedition against the state. She cannot enter college, and becomes a waitress. Maria meets and falls in love with Paul Deister, an older, married man who turns out to be the judge who convicted her brother. Their affair ends when Deister is exposed as hypocritical and corrupt. After Dieter's release, he learns of his sister's relationship with the judge and assaults her. Eventually, Maria distances herself from both of them, and decides to pursue her forgotten dream.
Cast
- Alfred Müller
- Angelika Waller
- Carmen-Maja Antoni
- Christoph Engel
- Dieter Wien
- Erhard Köster
- Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
- Hans Klering
- Helmut Schellhardt
- Ilse Voigt
- Irma Münch
- Lothar Warneke
- Maria Besendahl
- Peter Borgelt
- Rudolf Ulrich
- Ruth Kommerell
- Walter E. Fuß
- Walter Jupé
- Walter Lendrich
- Willi Narloch
- Willi Schrade
- Wolfgang Winkler
More details
| author | Manfred Bieler |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Berlin |
| director | Kurt Maetzig |
| editor | Helga Krause |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | married man slavistics |
| musicBy | Gerhard Rosenfeld |
| producer | Martin Sonnabend |
| publisher | Progress Film |