Released:
1932-05-14

Overview:
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.”

Director:
Slatan Dudow

Runtime:
1h 14min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Hertha Thiele
  as
  Anni
• 
  Ernst Busch
  as
  Fritz
• 
  Max Sablotzki
  as
  Vater Bönicke
• 
  Lilli Schoenborn
  as
  Mutter Bönike
• 
  Martha Wolter
  as
  Gerda