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  • The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
  • 110 min | Drama, Romance
The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
110 min | Drama, Romance

The Rabbit Is Me was made in 1965 to encourage discussion of the democratization of East German society. In it, a young student has an affair with a judge who once sentenced her brother for political reasons; she eventually confronts him ...See moreThe Rabbit Is Me was made in 1965 to encourage discussion of the democratization of East German society. In it, a young student has an affair with a judge who once sentenced her brother for political reasons; she eventually confronts him with his opportunism and hypocrisy. It is a sardonic portrayal of the German Democratic Republic's judicial system and its social implications. The film was banned by officials as an anti-socialist, pessimistic and revisionist attack on the state. It henceforth lent its name to all the banned films of 1965, which became known as the "Rabbit Films." After its release in 1990, The Rabbit Is Me earned critical praise as one of the most important and courageous works ever made in East Germany. It was screened at The Museum of Modern Art in 2005 as part of the film series Rebels with a Cause: The Cinema of East Germany. Written by DEFA Film Library See less
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Oct 10, 2005 (United States)
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Name Known for
Angelika Waller
Maria Morzeck Maria Morzeck   See fewer
Wolfgang Winkler
Dieter Morzeck Dieter Morzeck   See fewer
Alfred Müller
Paul Deister Paul Deister   See fewer
Irma Münch
Gabriele Deister Gabriele Deister   See fewer
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Herbert Wolf Herbert Wolf   See fewer
Gustav Stähnisch
Wolfgang Hechler Wolfgang Hechler   See fewer
Annemarie Esper
Edith Grambow Edith Grambow   See fewer
Rudolf Ulrich
Fischer Grambow Fischer Grambow   See fewer
Helmut Schellhardt
Bürgermeister Schwank Bürgermeister Schwank   See fewer
Christoph Engel
Major Hellmich Major Hellmich   See fewer
Günther Polensen
Verteidiger Krüger Verteidiger Krüger   See fewer
Dieter Wien
Staatsanwalt Hoppe Staatsanwalt Hoppe   See fewer
Werner Wieland
Dr. Merker Dr. Merker   See fewer
Ilse Voigt
Tante Hete Tante Hete   See fewer
Willi Schrade
Sportlehrer Ulli Sportlehrer Ulli   See fewer
Willi Narloch
Kellner Oskar Kellner Oskar   See fewer
Ingrid Evers
Serviererin Inge Serviererin Inge   See fewer
Rosemarie Herzog
Sekretärin Renate Sekretärin Renate   See fewer
Fred Ludwig
Helmut Helmut   See fewer
Peter Borgelt
Richter Richter   See fewer
Maria Besendahl
Wirtin (as Anna-Maria Besendahl) Wirtin (as Anna-Maria Besendahl)   See fewer
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Schülerin Schülerin   See fewer
Günter Drescher
Polizist Polizist   See fewer
Anneliese Grummt
Protokollantin Protokollantin   See fewer
Walter Jupé
Schuldirektor Schuldirektor   See fewer
Rita Hempel
Küchenfrau Küchenfrau   See fewer
Walter Lendrich
Gerichtwachtmeister Gerichtwachtmeister   See fewer
Renate Pohl
Barfrau Barfrau   See fewer
Dorothea Volk
Sekretärin Sekretärin   See fewer
Lothar Warneke
Junger Mann Junger Mann   See fewer
Albert Zahn
Gefängniswärter Gefängniswärter   See fewer
Rose Becker
Straßenpassantin Straßenpassantin   See fewer
Harald Moszdorf
Vierzigjähriger Vierzigjähriger   See fewer
Bernd Bartoczewski
Erster Kriminalist Erster Kriminalist   See fewer
Hans Sievers
Zweiter Kriminalist Zweiter Kriminalist   See fewer
Walter E. Fuß
Erster Straßenbahner Erster Straßenbahner   See fewer
Willi Neuenhahn
Zweiter Straßenbahner Zweiter Straßenbahner   See fewer
Hans Klering
Strafgefangener Strafgefangener   See fewer
Else Wolz
Frau des Strafgefangenen Frau des Strafgefangenen   See fewer
Friedrich Teitge
Erster Straßenpassant Erster Straßenpassant   See fewer
Otto Busse
Zweiter Straßenpassant Zweiter Straßenpassant   See fewer
Max Klingberg
Dritter Straßenpassant Dritter Straßenpassant   See fewer
Gerd Scheibel
Vieter Straßenpassant Vieter Straßenpassant   See fewer
Armin Mechsner
Erster Tänzer Erster Tänzer   See fewer
Roland Kuchenbuch
Zweiter Tänzer Zweiter Tänzer   See fewer
Rolf Mey-Dahl
Dritter Tänzer Dritter Tänzer   See fewer
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