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.
Credits
The Rabbit Is Me Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Alfred Müller
He was 39, 84 years old when he died
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as Paul Deister |
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Dieter Wien
He was 31, now 90 years old
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as Staatsanwalt Hoppe |
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Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
He was 59, 67 years old when he died
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as Vorsitzender der Fischereigenossenschaft |
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Carmen-Maja Antoni
She was 20, now 79 years old
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as Schulfreundin |
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Ilse Voigt
She was 60, 85 years old when she died
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as Tante Hete |
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Peter Borgelt
He was 38, 66 years old when he died
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as Richter |
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Christoph Engel
He was 39, 86 years old when he died
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as Major Hellmich |
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Rita Hempel
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as Küchenfrau |
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Willi Narloch
He was 55, 62 years old when he died
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as Oskar |
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Ruth Kommerell
She was 42, 63 years old when she died
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as Frau eines Strafgefangenen |
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Wolfgang Winkler
He was 25, 79 years old when he died
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as Dieter Morzeck |
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Walter Lendrich
He was 53, 87 years old when he died
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as Kleiner Wachtmeister im Gericht |
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Roland Kuchenbuch
He was 22, now 81 years old
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as Tänzer |
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Walter E. Fuß
He was 44, 74 years old when he died
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as Straßenbahner |
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Irma Münch
She was 35, now 94 years old
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as Gabriele Deister |
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Günter Drescher
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as Polizist |
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Günther Polensen
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as Verteidiger |
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Angelika Waller
She was 20, now 80 years old
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as Maria Morzeck |
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Willi Schrade
He was 30, now 89 years old
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as Ulli |
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Hans Klering
He was 58, 81 years old when he died
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as Älterer Strafgefangener |
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Werner Wieland
He was 55, 73 years old when he died
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as Dr - Merker |
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Walter Jupé
He was 49, 69 years old when he died
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as Schuldirektor |
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Maria Besendahl
She was 63, 81 years old when she died
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as Wirtin |
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Fred Ludwig
He was 44, 63 years old when he died
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as Helmut |
The Rabbit Is Me Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Helga Krause as Editor. She was 30 (53) years old when She died
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Editing |
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Erich Gusko as Cinematography. He was 35 (now 94) years old
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Crew |
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Gerhard Rosenfeld as Music. He was 34 (72) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Kurt Maetzig as Director. He was 54 (101) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Kurt Maetzig as Writer. He was 54 (101) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Manfred Bieler as Writer. He was 31 (67) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Manfred Bieler as Novel. He was 31 (67) years old when He died
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Writing |
