The Actress (1988)
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.
Released: Oct 12, 1988
Runtime: 87 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Corinna Harfouch, André Hennicke, Michael Gwisdek, Blanche Kommerell, Jürgen Watzke, Martin Brandt
Crew: Siegfried Kühn (Director), Regine Kühn (Screenplay), Siegfried Kühn (Screenplay), Peter Ziesche (Director of Photography), Hans Poppe (Set Designer), Brigitte Krex (Editor)