Kuhle Wampe takes place in early-1930s Berlin. The film begins with a montage of newspaper headlines describing steadily-rising unemployment figures. This is followed by scenes of a young man looking for work in the city and the family discussing the unpaid back rent. The young man, brother of the protagonist Anni, removes his wristwatch and throws himself from a window out of despair. Shortly thereafter his family is evicted from their apartment. Now homeless, the family moves into a garden colony of sorts with the name “Kuhle Wampe.”
Slatan Dudow
Director
Hertha Thiele
Anni
Ernst Busch
Fritz
Max Sablotzki
Vater Bönicke
Lilli Schoenborn
Mutter Bönike
Martha Wolter
Gerda
Adolf Fischer
Kurt
Gerhard Bienert
Zeitungsleser
Erwin Geschonneck
Arbeitersportler
Anna Müller-Lincke
Sängerin
Alone in Berlin67%
Synecdoche, New York75%
Nirgendwo in Afrika70%
Holy Lands61%
Paula63%
Jerichow65%
Flightplan64%
Lola rennt73%
Kramer vs. Kramer75%
Goal II: Living the Dream60%
It's a Wonderful Life82%
The Browning Version64%
A Taste of Honey70%
Despair65%
Goal!67%
What Maisie Knew71%
Skin64%
3 Women71%
Puzzle64%
Zeit der Kannibalen68%
