The Actress

1h 27min

Drama

The year 1933: Successful actress Maria Rheine is in love with her Jewish colleague Mark Löwenthal. When the Nazis implement the racist Nuremberg Laws, their relationship is severely endangered. Defiant Maria decides to stay together with Mark and ends her promising career: She assumes a Jewish identity and continues to work under the name Manja Löwenthal. She and Mark perform at the Jewish Theatre in Berlin, until they become victims of an intrigue: Their colleague Judith, who has a crush on Mark, denounces them to the secret police.

Cast

Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch

Maria Rheine
André Hennicke

André Hennicke

Mark Löwenthal
Michael Gwisdek

Michael Gwisdek

Mario Montegasso
Blanche Kommerell

Blanche Kommerell

Judith Baumann
Martin Brandt

Martin Brandt

Jaldas Großvater
Edda Schwarzkopf

Edda Schwarzkopf

Marks Mutter
Christian Steyer

Christian Steyer

Ernst Freund
Steffie Spira

Steffie Spira

Resolute Alte
Klaus Pönitz

Klaus Pönitz

Intendant
Günter Rüger

Günter Rüger

blinder Mann

Release date

12th Oct 1988

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch