The Woman and the Stranger

Overview

Based on a switched identity, in circumstances that are found in real life as well as fiction, this drama tells the story of two soldiers fighting together in World War I. Karl (Joachim Latsch) and Richard (Hans-Use Bauer) become close friends while serving time in a German POW camp. One day Karl manages a successful escape and goes to Richard's home where he seeks refuge posing as Richard. But Richard's wife Anna (Kathrin Waligura) has never given up hope that her husband is still alive -- a possibility that would shatter Karl's proposed new life. In fact, Richard did not die in the POW camp. This film shared the Grand Prix award at the 1985 Berlin Film Festival.

Cast

Kathrin Waligura

Anna

Joachim Lätsch

Karl

Peter Zimmermann

Richard

Katrin Knappe

Marie

Ulrich Mühe

Revolutionär

Christine Schorn

Trude

Siegfried Höchst

Horst

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Verwirrter Soldat

Herbert Sand

Kriegsinvalide

Erdmute Schmidt-Christian