Der Fremde

Movie·1961·1h 20m

Der Fremde

Directed By

Johannes Arpe

Country

East Germany

Language

German

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The Story

After years of drifting around, Willi Palko arrives in the lignite mining area. He was not only looking for a new job, but also wanted to finally settle down here. The party leadership sends him to the Schepp brigade, which has made itself "suspicious" (on paper) due to its extremely high production figures. The stranger is accused of being a spy for the factory management. Willi finds it difficult to assert himself, but he is taken with the big excavator, the prospect of one day being allowed to drive it, and the brash flapper Hanna. He stays, and with his help a mine foreman is exposed as a Western agent and coal production is brought up to a really high level.

Written By

Egon Günther, Herbert Jobst

Cinematography

Walter Fehdmer

Editor

Charlotte Peschlow

Themes

politics

Production House

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Audience Score

80%

1 votes

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Timepass14%
Go for it36%
Perfection44%

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Cast

Günter Grabbert

Günter Grabbert

Willi Palko

Harry Hindemith

Harry Hindemith

Wilhelm Schepp

Günther Simon

Günther Simon

Parteisekretär Reichert

Helga Göring

Helga Göring

Hanna

Johannes Arpe

Johannes Arpe

Betriebsleiter Pfefferkorn

Fred Delmare

Fred Delmare

Zugfahrer

Christoph Beyertt

Christoph Beyertt

LKW-Fahrer

Frithjof Rüde

Rudolf Ulrich

Rudolf Ulrich

Fritz Schlegel

Fritz Schlegel

Erich Brauer

Erich Brauer

Rudolf Donath

Joachim Tomaschewsky

Joachim Tomaschewsky

Gertrud Brendler

Gertrud Brendler

Hans-Joachim Hegewald

Werner Dissel

Werner Dissel

Werner Senftleben

Werner Senftleben

Lore Frisch

Lore Frisch

// crew

Crew

Walter Fehdmer

Director of Photography

Johannes Arpe

Johannes Arpe

Director

Charlotte Peschlow

Editor

Egon Günther

Egon Günther

Writer

Herbert Jobst

Writer

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