Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?

IMDb 6.9 1932 74 min Drama

Director

Slatan Dudow

Country

DE

Plot Summary

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