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Release Year1966
Runtime2h 46m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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DirectorWolfgang Luderer
WritersWolfgang Luderer
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDie Mutter und das Schweigen
About Die Mutter und das Schweigen
Based on a true story from 1936: Klara Baumann, a working-class woman, communist and mother, flees her German homeland for neighboring Czechoslovakia. When a party courier is arrested in Berlin, Klara agrees to return to Germany with illegal material. On behalf of the central courier service, she returned to Germany illegally many times, risking her life, in constant fear of being caught. When the illegal party cell in a large Berlin factory is arrested, Klara distributes the latest issue of the Red Signal on her own. She wants to prove to the Gestapo that she has imprisoned the wrong people. Authentic story of a communist and mother who flees her German homeland for neighboring Czechoslovakia in 1936.
Directed by Wolfgang Luderer, Die Mutter und das Schweigen leans on a strong ensemble — Erika Dunkelmann, Helga Göring, Jutta Wachowiak — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1966.
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