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title: 'The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Margarethe von Trotta'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lost-honour-of-katharina-blum-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073858/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975)

1975 · 106 min · Drama, Crime · Germany

Original title: Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum

## Synopsis

The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, or: How violence develops and where it can lead is a 1975 West German political drama film written and directed by Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta. It is based on Heinrich Böll's 1974 novel, about the vindictive and harsh treatment of an innocent woman by the public, police, and media. It stars Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Dieter Laser, and Jürgen Prochnow.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Margarethe von Trotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarethe-von-trotta), [Volker Schlöndorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-schlondorff)
- **Screenplay:** [Margarethe von Trotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarethe-von-trotta), [Volker Schlöndorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-schlondorff), [Heinrich Böll](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-boll)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Werner Henze](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-werner-henze)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jost Vacano](https://cinepixo.com/people/jost-vacano)
- **Editor:** [Peter Przygodda](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-przygodda)

## Cast

- [Margarethe von Trotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarethe-von-trotta)
- [Henry van Lyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-van-lyck)
- [Jürgen Prochnow](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-prochnow)
- [Werner Eichhorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-eichhorn)
- [Achim Strietzel](https://cinepixo.com/people/achim-strietzel)
- [Mario Adorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-adorf)
- [Harald Kuhlmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-kuhlmann)
- [Dieter Laser](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieter-laser)
- [Heinz Bennent](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-bennent)
- [Angela Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-winkler)
- [Rolf Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolf-becker)
- [Karl-Heinz Vosgerau](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-heinz-vosgerau)
- [Leo Weisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-weisse)
- [Herbert Fux](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-fux)
- [Hannelore Hoger](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannelore-hoger)

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