---
title: 'The Promise (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Margarethe von Trotta'
released: '1994-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-promise-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111613/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Promise (1994)

1994 · 115 min · Drama, Comedy · Germany, France, Switzerland

Original title: Das Versprechen

## Synopsis

The Promise is a 1995 German-language film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. It was an international co-production between Germany, France and Switzerland. The film was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Margarethe von Trotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarethe-von-trotta)
- **Screenplay:** [Margarethe von Trotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarethe-von-trotta), [Felice Laudadio](https://cinepixo.com/people/felice-laudadio), [Peter Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-schneider)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jürgen Knieper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-knieper)
- **Producer:** [Eberhard Junkersdorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/eberhard-junkersdorf)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franz Rath](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-rath)
- **Editor:** [Suzanne Baron](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-baron)

## Cast

- [Heike Jonca](https://cinepixo.com/people/heike-jonca)
- [Simone von Zglinicki](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-von-zglinicki)
- [Wolfgang Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-winkler)
- [Dieter Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieter-mann)
- [August Zirner](https://cinepixo.com/people/august-zirner) as Konrad II
- [Jens-Uwe Bogadtke](https://cinepixo.com/people/jens-uwe-bogadtke)
- [Meret Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/meret-becker) as Sophie I
- [Barbara Dittus](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-dittus)
- [Christoph Jacobi](https://cinepixo.com/people/christoph-jacobi)
- [Udo Kroschwald](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-kroschwald)
- [Tina Engel](https://cinepixo.com/people/tina-engel)
- [Jean-Yves Gautier](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-yves-gautier)
- [Felix Moeller](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-moeller)
- [Sebastian Reusse](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastian-reusse)
- [Ulrike Krumbiegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulrike-krumbiegel)

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