Bittere Ernte (1985)
- Starring:
- Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elisabeth Trissenaar, (more)
- Director(s):
- Agnieszka Holland
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Bittere Ernte
This West German film was first released in 1985 under the title Bittere Ernte. Armin-Mueller Stahl plays a Polish farmer living under the wartime Nazi occupation. Stahl isn't too offended at the prospect of answering to the Germans; in fact, he has profited by confiscating the property of his neighbor, a wealthy Jew. His conscience doesn't disturb him until a starving Jewish woman (Elisabeth Trissenaar) stumbles onto his property. At first Stahl shelters her, but his baser instincts surface; she is in no position to refuse when he ultimately rapes her. She even comes to fall in love with Stahl--and kills herself when another woman moves in with him. Stahl survives the war with health and wealth intact, only mildly disturbed by the misery he has caused. This Oscar-nominated film was to have been lensed in director Agnieszka Holland's native Poland; upon the imposition of martial law, production was switched to Sweden. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 106 mins
Complete Cast of Bittere Ernte
- Armin Mueller-Stahl - Leon
- Kathe Jaenicke - Anna
- Isa Haller - Magda
- Wojciech Pszoniak - Cybolowski
- Anita Hofer - Pauline
- Günter Berger - Walden
- Elisabeth Trissenaar - Rosa
- Hans Beerhenke - Kaspar
- Margit Carstensen - Eugenia
- Gerd Baltus - Cleric
- Kurt Raab - Maslanko
- Wolf Donner - Dan
- Director(s):
- Agnieszka Holland
- Writer(s):
- Agnieszka Holland, Paul Hengge
- Producer(s):
- Arthur Brauner
- Categories:
- War
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