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Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.0 / 100
1932·Drama·1h 11m

KUHLE WAMPE OR WHO OWNS THE WORLD?

Kuhle Wampe takes place in early-1930s Berlin. The film begins with a montage of newspaper headlines describing steadily-rising unemployment figures. This is followed by scenes of a young man looking for work in the city and the family discussing the unpaid back rent. The young man, brother of the protagonist Anni, removes his wristwatch and throws himself from a window out of despair. Shortly thereafter his family is evicted from their apartment. Now homeless, the family moves into a garden colony of sorts with the name “Kuhle Wampe.”

Above the Line
Slatan Dudow·DirectorBertolt Brecht·ScreenplayErnst Ottwalt·ScreenplayGünther Krampf·Director of PhotographyHanns Eisler·Original Music Composer
Cast
Hertha Thiele·AnniErnst Busch·FritzMax Sablotzki·Vater BönickeLilli Schoenborn·Mutter BönikeMartha Wolter·GerdaAdolf Fischer·KurtGerhard Bienert·ZeitungsleserErwin Geschonneck·ArbeitersportlerAnna Müller-Lincke·SängerinHelene Weigel·Ballad singer (voice)
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Slatan Dudow·Director
Writing· 2
Bertolt Brecht·ScreenplayErnst Ottwalt·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Günther Krampf·Director of Photography
Sound & Music· 1
Hanns Eisler·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 2
C.P. Haacker·Art DirectionRobert Scharfenberg·Art Direction
By the Numbers
67.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
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