Sonnensucher (1972)

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Director:

Konrad Wolf

Writers:

Karl-Georg Egel, Paul Wiens

Stars:

Ulrike von Zerboni, Günther Simon, Erwin Geschonneck

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ulrike von Zerboni	...	Lotte Lutz (as Ulrike Germer)
Günther Simon	...	Franz Beier
Erwin Geschonneck	...	Jupp König
Manja Behrens	...	Emmi Jahnke
Viktor Avdyushko	...	Sergei Melnikow
Willi Schrade	...	Günter Holleck
Erich Franz	...	Weihrauch
Norbert Christian	...	Josef Stein
Agnes Kraus	...	Hagere Frau (as A. Kraus)
Brigitte Krause	...	Berta Mattusche
Horst Kube	...	Wenzel
Rumina Schorochowa	...	Wera
Vladimir Yemelyanov	...	Oberst Fedossjew (as Wladimir Jemljanow)
Peter Paul Goes	...	Tkaczyk (as P.P. Goes)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gertrud Brendler

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

post war | year 1949 | one word title | prostitution | one armed man | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

East Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

1 September 1972 (East Germany)

Also Known As:

Chercheurs de soleil

Filming Locations:

Aue, Saxony, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deutsche Film (DEFA)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Banned by DEFA during the Warsaw negotiations

Keep in mind when viewing this film that it was actually produced and set for release in 1958, not '72. DEFA banned the film because of its content regarding uranium and the nuclear arms race. The film was made while this was a hot topic, but for international diplomacy reasons, the film was banned so as not to interfere with Warsaw negotiations. Taken as a 1958 film, and not a '70s film, it becomes much better for comparison to other Konrad Wolf films and serves as a much better example of national film within the GDR at the time. As an earlier Wolf film, then, the presence of anti-fascist ideas and propaganda for the socialist state is quite present. This type of content dropped off in later Wolf films.