The Actress

The Actress

Director: 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.

87 min Rating: 0/10 Released

Top Cast

Corinna Harfouch
Corinna Harfouch
Maria Rheine
André Hennicke
André Hennicke
Mark Löwenthal
Michael Gwisdek
Michael Gwisdek
Mario Montegasso
Blanche Kommerell
Blanche Kommerell
Judith Baumann

Movie Info

Director: Siegfried Kühn

Production Companies: DEFA

Countries: East Germany, Germany

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