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

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
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
Andrea Meissner
Heidemarie Schneider She was 38, now 80 years old as Susanne Becker

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 poster
The Bicycle (42 years)

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