Die Ratten
1955 film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 1921 film, see The Rats (1921 film).
Die Ratten (The Rats) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It is an adaptation of the 1911 play The Rats by Gerhart Hauptmann, but transferred the story to the early 1950s, shortly after the Second World War.
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Directed by | Robert Siodmak |
Written by | Jochen Huth [de] |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
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It tells the story of the destitute Polish woman Pauline, who sells her illegitimate baby for a few hundred Deutsche Mark to the childless Anna John. The film won the Golden Bear award, the first German film to win.[1][2]
It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer.