The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, or How Violence Develops and Where It Can Lead
- Original title
- Die Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kannaka
- AKA
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- The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
- Year
- 1975
- Running time
- 101 min.
- Country
- Germany - West Germany (FRG)
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Angela Winkler
- Mario Adorf
- Dieter Laser
- Jürgen Prochnow
- Heinz Bennent
- Hannelore Hoger
- Rolf Becker
- Harald Kuhlmann
- Herbert Fux
- Regine Lutz
- Werner Eichhorn
- Karl Heinz Vosgerau
- Margarethe von Trotta
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Journalism
- Synopsis
- Katharina Blum is a young handsome German maid. She meets Ludwig, and they fall in love at once. They spend the night together. In the morning, the police bursts in her flat, looking for Ludwig : he is a terrorist. But he was no longer here. Katharina is arrested, humiliated, suspected to be a terrorist herself, dragged in the mud by the newspapers... A plea for democracy and individual rights.
- Awards
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1975: 2 German Film Awards: Best Actress (Wrinkler)
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User history
1975
Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta