Die Schauspielerin (1988)

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88 min - Drama - 13 October 1988 (East Germany)

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The film is set in the 1930s in Germany. Maria Rheine and Mark Löwenthal, two young actors working in a small theater... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Corinna Harfouch	...	Maria Rheine
	André Hennicke	...	Mark Löwenthal
	Michael Gwisdek	...	Mario Montegasso
	Blanche Kommerell	...	Judith Baumann
	Jürgen Watzke	...	Stengele
	Martin Brandt	...	Jaldas Großvater
	Edda Schwarzkopf	...	Marks Mutter
	Christian Steyer	...	Ernst Freund
	Gerhard Meyer	...	Intendant des Jüdischen Theaters
	Falk Rockstroh	...	Jupp
	Gesine Laatz	...	Jalda
	Ute Lubosch	...	Rosa
	Klaus Bieligk	...	Needer
	Eckhard Becker	...	Leicester-Darsteller
	Klaus Pönitz	...	Intendant

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The film is set in the 1930s in Germany. Maria Rheine and Mark Löwenthal, two young actors working in a small theater, are in love with each other. Their love affair is interrupted by Nazi racial policies; Mark is no longer allowed to perform in German theaters because he is a Jew. In order to continue acting, he joins the newly formed Jewish Theater in Berlin. Maria, who is not Jewish, faces no restrictions on her career, and she becomes a successful actress at a big theater in Munich. But her love for Mark eventually leads her to decide to sacrifice both career and security to remain close to him. She fakes a suicide, assumes a Jewish identity and, as Manja Löwenthal, joins the Jewish Theater Written by DEFA Film Library

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