The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

1h 28min

Drama

Three people rob a bank to help a day care center that's in debt. Wolf is captured, Werner identified, police suspect Christa is the third. She and Werner ask Hans, a clergyman, to launder the money and give it to the kindergarten. He refuses. They try Ingrid, Christa's friend, who tries to help, but the school rejects the money. When tragedy strikes Werner, Hans helps Christa bolt to a collective in Portugal. Ingrid visits her; their relationship makes the collective nervous, so she returns to Germany and ceases living in hiding. The police are still looking for her and so is a witness to the robbery, Lena, a bank clerk. Lena's interest brings Christa's second awakening.

Production Companies

WDR

Neue Bioskop Film

Cast

Tina Engel

Tina Engel

Christa Klages
Silvia Reize

Silvia Reize

Ingrid Häkele
Katharina Thalbach

Katharina Thalbach

Lena Seidlhofer
Peter Schneider

Peter Schneider

Hans Grawe
Ulrich von Dobschütz

Ulrich von Dobschütz

Heinz, Ingrid's husband
Erika Wackernagel

Erika Wackernagel

Mother of Hans
Achim Krausz

Achim Krausz

Bank director
Fritz Ley

Fritz Ley

Old man from Riga
Gertrud Thomele

Gertrud Thomele

Mother of Christa
Rosa Sämmer

Rosa Sämmer

Caretaker
Margit Czenki

Margit Czenki

Reingard, kindergarten teacher
Hildegard Linden

Hildegard Linden

Woman on the Train
Josef Bierbichler

Josef Bierbichler

Homeowner (uncredited)
Felix Moeller

Felix Moeller

Boy on the Train (uncredited)

Release date

14th Apr 1978

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, Português