The Promise (Das Versprechen) 29 years old
A love, a hope, a wall.
East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. The attempt is successful, except for Konrad, who remains behind. From then on, and for the next 28 years, Konrad and Sophie will attempt to meet again, in spite of the Iron Curtain. Konrad, who has become a reputed Astrophysicist, tries to take advantage of scientific congresses outside Eastern Germany to arrange encounters with Sophie. But in a country where the political police, the Stasi, monitors the moves of all suspicious people (such as Konrad's sister Barbara and her husband Harald), preserving one's privacy, ideals and self-respect becomes an exhausting fight, even as the Eastern block begins its long process of disintegration.
Credits
The Promise Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| August Zirner He was 39, now 68 years old | as Konrad II |
| Ruth Glöss She was 66, 86 years old when she died | |
| Ulrike Krumbiegel She was 33, now 62 years old | as Elisabeth |
| Otto Sander He was 53, 72 years old when he died | as Professor Lorenz |
| Christina Große She was 24, now 54 years old | |
| Philippe Morier-Genoud He was 50, now 80 years old | |
| Corinna Harfouch She was 40, now 70 years old | as Sophie II |
| Eva Mattes She was 40, now 69 years old | as Barbara II |
| Anian Zollner He was 25, now 55 years old | as Konrad I |
| Meret Becker She was 26, now 55 years old | as Sophie I |
| Klaus Piontek He was 59, 63 years old when he died | |
| Tina Engel She was 44, now 74 years old | as Sophies Tante |
| Jean-Yves Gautier He was 52, now 82 years old | as Gérard |
| Hans Kremer He was 40, now 70 years old | as Harald II |
| Dieter Mann He was 53, now 83 years old | as Konrad's Vater |
| Pierre Besson He was 27, now 57 years old | as Harald I |
| Simone von Zglinicki She was 43, now 73 years old | as Konrad's Mutter |
| Wolfgang Winkler He was 54, 79 years old when he died | as Stasi |
| Hark Bohm He was 55, now 85 years old | as Müller II |
| Sven Lehmann He was 3, 21 years old when he died | |
| Monika Hansen She was 52, now 81 years old | |
| Udo Kroschwald He was 40, now 69 years old |
The Promise Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Suzanne Baron as Editor. She was 67 (68) years old when She died | Editing |
| Eberhard Junkersdorf as Producer. He was 56 (now 86) years old | Production |
| Franz Rath as Cinematography. He was 62 (now 92) years old | Crew |
| Margarethe von Trotta as Director. She was 52 (now 82) years old | Directing |
| Margarethe von Trotta as Writer. She was 52 (now 82) years old | Writing |
| Jörg Widmer as Cinematography. He was 4 (now 24) years old | Crew |
| Peter Schneider as Writer. He was 54 (now 84) years old | Writing |
| Felice Laudadio as Writer. He was 50 (now 80) years old | Writing |
The Promise (29 years)
A love, a hope, a wall.
- Release day: Thursday, February 16, 1995
- Runtime: 115 minutes