The Bicycle (Das Fahrrad) 42 years old

Susanne is a young single mother who lives a somewhat "carefree" lifestyle. After quitting her job, she finds herself in trouble financially and attempts a minor insurance fraud to make ends meet. Despite its rare view of everyday socialism from a woman's perspective, East German officials were critical of this frank portrayal of a less-than-ideal socialist citizen and turned down all invitations for the film to be screened abroad.

Credits

Johanna Clas as

Hilmar Baumann as Riemer

Klaus Mertens as

Peter Herden as

Arnim Mühlstädt as

Andrea Meissner as

The Bicycle Cast

Name	Character
Johanna Clas She was 50, 78 years old when she died
Hilmar Baumann He was 43, 79 years old when he died	as Riemer
Klaus Mertens He was 33, 54 years old when he died
Peter Herden He was 64, 95 years old when he died
Arnim Mühlstädt He was 52, 72 years old when he died
Andrea Meissner
Heidemarie Schneider She was 38, now 80 years old	as Susanne Becker
Walter Lendrich He was 70, 87 years old when he died
Roland Hemmo He was 36, now 78 years old
Horst Lebinsky He was 46, now 88 years old

The Bicycle Crew

Name	Department
Helga Emmrich as Editor. She was 55 (now 98) years old	Editing
Roland Dressel as Cinematography. He was 50 (now 92) years old	Crew
Peter Rabenalt as Music. He was 45 (now 87) years old	Sound

The Bicycle (42 years)

Release day: Thursday, July 22, 1982
Runtime: 88 minutes