The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
Das Kaninchen bin ich (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 50min
- Drama, Romance
- 26 Oct 1965 (East Germany)
- Movie
- 2 wins.
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| Angelika Waller | ... |
Maria Morzeck
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| Wolfgang Winkler | ... |
Dieter Morzeck
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Alfred Müller | ... |
Paul Deister
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Irma Münch | ... |
Gabriele Deister
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Hans Hardt-Hardtloff | ... |
Herbert Wolf
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Gustav Stähnisch | ... |
Wolfgang Hechler
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Annemarie Esper | ... |
Edith Grambow
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Rudolf Ulrich | ... |
Fischer Grambow
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Helmut Schellhardt | ... |
Bürgermeister Schwank
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Christoph Engel | ... |
Major Hellmich
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Günther Polensen | ... |
Verteidiger Krüger
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Dieter Wien | ... |
Staatsanwalt Hoppe
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Werner Wieland | ... |
Dr. Merker
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Erhard Köster | ... |
Beetz
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Ilse Voigt | ... |
Tante Hete
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Willi Schrade | ... |
Sportlehrer Ulli
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Willi Narloch | ... |
Kellner Oskar
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Ingrid Evers | ... |
Serviererin Inge
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Rosemarie Herzog | ... |
Sekretärin Renate
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Fred Ludwig | ... |
Helmut
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Frank Michelis | ... |
Josef
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Ursula Schön | ... |
Hella
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| Peter Borgelt | ... |
Richter
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Maria Besendahl | ... |
Wirtin
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Carmen-Maja Antoni | ... |
Schülerin
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Günter Drescher | ... |
Polizist
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Anneliese Grummt | ... |
Protokollantin
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Walter Jupé | ... |
Schuldirektor
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Rita Hempel | ... |
Küchenfrau
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Walter Lendrich | ... |
Gerichtwachtmeister
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Renate Pohl | ... |
Barfrau
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Harkishan Singh | ... |
Araber
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Dorothea Volk | ... |
Sekretärin
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Lothar Warneke | ... |
Junger Mann
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Albert Zahn | ... |
Gefängniswärter
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Rose Becker | ... |
Straßenpassantin
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Harald Moszdorf | ... |
Vierzigjähriger
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Bernd Bartoczewski | ... |
Erster Kriminalist
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Hans Sievers | ... |
Zweiter Kriminalist
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Walter E. Fuß | ... |
Erster Straßenbahner
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Willi Neuenhahn | ... |
Zweiter Straßenbahner
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| Hans Klering | ... |
Strafgefangener
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Else Wolz | ... |
Frau des Strafgefangenen
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Friedrich Teitge | ... |
Erster Straßenpassant
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Otto Busse | ... |
Zweiter Straßenpassant
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Max Klingberg | ... |
Dritter Straßenpassant
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Gerd Scheibel | ... |
Vieter Straßenpassant
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Armin Mechsner | ... |
Erster Tänzer
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Roland Kuchenbuch | ... |
Zweiter Tänzer
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Rolf Mey-Dahl | ... |
Dritter Tänzer
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Directed by
| Kurt Maetzig | ||
Written by
| Manfred Bieler | ... | (writer) |
| Christel Gräf | ... | (dramatisation) |
| Kurt Maetzig | ... | (writer) |
Music by
| Reiner Bredemeyer | ||
| Gerhard Rosenfeld | ||
Cinematography by
| Erich Gusko | ||
Editing by
| Helga Krause | ||
Production Design by
| Alfred Thomalla | ||
Costume Design by
| Rita Bieler | ||
Makeup Department
| Lothar Stäglich | ... | makeup artist |
| Rosemarie Stäglich | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Dieter Anders | ... | assistant production manager |
| Oscar Ludmann | ... | production manager (as Oskar Ludmann) |
| Martin Sonnabend | ... | production leader |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Siegbert Fischer | ... | second assistant director |
| Hanna Georgi | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Alfred Schütz | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Konrad Walle | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ernst Deckow | ... | gaffer |
| Wolfgang Ebert | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jörg Erkens | ... | second assistant camera |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Progress Film-Verleih (1989) (East Germany) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Icestorm Entertainment (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- VZ-Handelsgesellschaft (2017) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Studio Babelsberg (sound stages)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Rabbit Is Me was made in 1965 to encourage discussion of the democratization of East German society. In it, a young student has an affair with a judge who once sentenced her brother for political reasons; she eventually confronts him with his opportunism and hypocrisy. It is a sardonic portrayal of the German Democratic Republic's judicial system and its social implications. The film was banned by officials as an anti-socialist, pessimistic and revisionist attack on the state. It henceforth lent its name to all the banned films of 1965, which became known as the "Rabbit Films." After its release in 1990, The Rabbit Is Me earned critical praise as one of the most important and courageous works ever made in East Germany. It was screened at The Museum of Modern Art in 2005 as part of the film series Rebels with a Cause: The Cinema of East Germany. Written by DEFA Film Library |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Banned before its premiere in East Germany. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008). See more » |