

Drama
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.”
Top Cast


Hertha Thiele
Hertha Thiele
Anni
Hertha Thiele
Anni


Ernst Busch
Ernst Busch
Fritz
Ernst Busch
Fritz
Max Sablotzki
Max Sablotzki
Vater Bönicke
Max Sablotzki
Vater Bönicke
Lilli Schoenborn
Lilli Schoenborn
Mutter Bönike
Lilli Schoenborn
Mutter Bönike
Martha Wolter
Martha Wolter
Gerda
Martha Wolter
Gerda
Adolf Fischer
Adolf Fischer
Kurt
Adolf Fischer
Kurt


Gerhard Bienert
Gerhard Bienert
Zeitungsleser
Gerhard Bienert
Zeitungsleser


Erwin Geschonneck
Erwin Geschonneck
Arbeitersportler
Erwin Geschonneck
Arbeitersportler


Anna Müller-Lincke
Anna Müller-Lincke
Sängerin
Anna Müller-Lincke
Sängerin
Helene Weigel
Helene Weigel
Ballad singer (voice)
Helene Weigel
Ballad singer (voice)
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