In this film, Wolf and scriptwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase explore the role of art and the artist in socialist society. A sculptor questions the reception and value of his work, in a delicately nuanced narrative interweaving personal memories, historical dilemmas, and political defeats.
Cast
Kurt Böwe
Kemmel
Ursula Karusseit
Gisi Kemmel
Martin Trettau
Hannes
Marga Legal
Referentin
Elsa Grube-Deister
LPG-Vorsitzende
Katharina Thalbach
Frau des Soldaten
Ursula Werner
Angela
Reimar Johannes Baur
Igor Klippfisch
Matti Geschonneck
Soldat
Rolf Hoppe
Tautz
Günter Schubert
Maurer
Jaecki Schwarz
Fiete
Gerhard Bienert
Wilhelm
Ute Lubosch
Regine
Vera Oelschlegel
Fräulein Fritze
Erika Pelikowsky
Tante Marie
Dieter Mann
Bauarbeiter
Dieter Montag
Vertrauensmann
Günter Rüger
Leipziger
Wolfgang Heinz
Unknown
Klaus Gehrke
Unknown
Hermann Hiesgen
Unknown
Thomas Langhoff
Unknown
Walter Lendrich
Unknown
Klaus Manchen
Unknown
Rudolf Christoph
Unknown
Werner Stötzer
Unknown
Helmut Straßburger
Unknown
Dieter Franke
Unknown
Willi Nocke
Unknown
Johannes Wieke
Unknown
Regine Albrecht
Unknown
Evelyn Cron
Unknown
Ruth Glöss
Unknown
Bodo Schmidt
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