---
title: 'Die Windrose (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gillo Pontecorvo'
released: '1957-03-08'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'German Democratic Republic'
  - 'Brazil'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/die-windrose-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051197/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Die Windrose (1957)

1957 · 104 min · Documentary, Drama · German Democratic Republic, Brazil


## Synopsis

Die Windrose was a film made for the East German production company DEFA in 1957 and commissioned by the Women's International Democratic Federation. Alberto Cavalcanti was film director, with artistic input from Joris Ivens, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand and Helene Weigel, wife of German dramatist Bertold Brecht. All collaborated in the making of this film, a docu-drama about the struggle of female workers in Italy, Brazil, the Soviet Union, China and France, united as "pioneers of the way which leads to a better future".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gillo Pontecorvo](https://cinepixo.com/people/gillo-pontecorvo), [Joris Ivens](https://cinepixo.com/people/joris-ivens), [Sergei Gerasimov](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-gerasimov), [Yannick Bellon](https://cinepixo.com/people/yannick-bellon), [Alberto Cavalcanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-cavalcanti), [Alex Viany](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-viany)
- **Screenplay:** [Jorge Amado](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-amado), [Alberto Cavalcanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-cavalcanti), [Vladimir Solomonovich Pozner](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-solomonovich-pozner), [Franco Solinas](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-solinas), [Trigueirinho Neto](https://cinepixo.com/people/trigueirinho-neto)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wolfgang Hohensee](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-hohensee)

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