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title: 'The Woman and the Stranger (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rainer Simon'
released: '1985-01-31'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'German Democratic Republic'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-woman-and-the-stranger-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089169/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Woman and the Stranger (1985)

1985 · 97 min · Drama, Romance · German Democratic Republic, Germany

Original title: Die Frau und der Fremde

## Synopsis

The Woman and the Stranger is a 1985 East German film directed by Rainer Simon. It is based on Leonhard Frank's novella "Karl und Anna" and tells the story of two friends in a POW camp during World War I. One of them escapes and forms a relationship with the other man's wife. After the war her husband returns. The film was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rainer Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-simon)
- **Screenplay:** [Leonhard Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonhard-frank)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Reiner Bredemeyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/reiner-bredemeyer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roland Dressel](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-dressel)
- **Editor:** [Helga Gentz](https://cinepixo.com/people/helga-gentz)

## Cast

- [Christine Schorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-schorn)
- [Kathrin Waligura](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathrin-waligura)
- [Hans-Uwe Bauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-uwe-bauer)
- [Peter Zimmermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-zimmermann)
- [Reiner Heise](https://cinepixo.com/people/reiner-heise)
- [Joachim Lätsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-latsch)
- [Ulrich Mühe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulrich-muhe)

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