Die Ratten is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak

Robert Siodmak

Robert Siodmak was a German born American film director. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for the series of Hollywood film noirs he made in the 1940s.-Early life:...

. It is an adaptation of the play by Gerhart Hauptmann

Gerhart Hauptmann

Gerhart Hauptmann was a German dramatist and novelist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.-Life and work:...

 which transferred the story in the early fifties, shortly after the Second World War. It tells the story of the destitute Pole Pauline, who sells her illegitimate baby for a few hundred Deutsche Mark to the childless forwarder's wife Anna John. The film won the Golden Bear

Golden Bear

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 award.

Cast

• Maria Schell
  Maria Schell
  Maria Margarethe Anna Schell was an Austrian/Swiss actress, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1956 for Gervaise....
  
   - Pauline Karka
• Curd Jürgens
  Curd Jürgens
  Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens.-Early life:...
  
   - Bruno Mechelke
• Heidemarie Hatheyer
  Heidemarie Hatheyer
  Heidemarie Hatheyer was an Austrian film actress. She appeared in 43 films between 1938 and 1988.-Selected filmography:* Dr. Holl * Desires * Sauerbruch – Das war mein Leben...
  
   - Anna John
• Gustav Knuth
  Gustav Knuth
  Gustav Knuth was a German film actor. He appeared in 128 films between 1935 and 1982.-Selected filmography:* Friedemann Bach * Das Grosse Spiel * Die Mücke * Sissi...
  
   - Karl John
• Ilse Steppat
  Ilse Steppat
  Ilse Paula Steppat was a German actress. Her husband was noted actor and director Max Nosseck....
  
   - Frau Knobbe
• Fritz Remond - Harro Hassenreuter
• Barbara Rost - Selma Knobbe
• Hans Bergmann
• Walter Bluhm
• Carl de Vogt
  Carl de Vogt
  Carl de Vogt was a German film actor who starred in four of Fritz Lang's early films. He attended the acting school in Cologne, Germany. Together with acting he was also active as a singer and recorded several discs. His greatest hit was "Der Fremdenlegionär"...
  
  
• Erich Dunskus
  Erich Dunskus
  Erich Dunskus was a German film actor. He appeared in 170 films between 1927 and 1966.He was born in Pillkallen, East Prussia and died in Hagen, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Friedemann Bach...
  
  
• Karl Hellmer
  Karl Hellmer
  Karl Hellmer was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1932 and 1969.He was born in Vienna, Austria and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehn...
  
  
• Manfred Meurer
• Edith Schollwer
• Lou Seitz
• Hans Stiebner