Der Mann und sein Name
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The young Walter Retzlow, drafted into the guard team of a foreign labor factory in the last year of the war, receives the papers of a murdered anti-fascist by chance. He adopts the new identity, which promises him security.
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Cast
24 people
Ulrich Mühe
Retzlow
Known for
The Lives of Others
Funny Games
Rolf Ludwig
Lohmer
Also in
The Tinder Box
Stein
Vera Loebner
Anneliese Hinze-Sokolowa
Gesine Laatz
Katharina
Also in
Martin Luther
The Actress
Helmut Richter
Uwe Hilprecht
Walter Jupé
Müller
Also in
Trace of Stones
Hans Beimler, Kamerad
Anna Seghers
Günter Eisinger
Eberhard Kirchberg
Berg
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
We Are Young. We Are Strong.
Hildegard Alex
Frau Mellner
Also in
Die Gerichtsreporterin
Auguste the Christmas Goose
Vera Loebner Director · Helmut Richter Writer Anna Seghers Story
First release May 29, 1983 · Produced in XG · Production Fernsehen der DDR, DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
Production
DEFA
Production
XG
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 29, 1983
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No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
April 24, 1985
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