''Dorothea Angermann'' is a 1959 West German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German Jewish film director. His career spanned some 40 years, working extensively in the United States and France, as well as in his native country. Though he worked in many genres, he was ...

and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Bert Sotlar and Alfred Schieske.Alpi p.357 It was adapted from the play by

Gerhart Hauptmann Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist. He is counted among the most important promoters of Naturalism (literature), literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into h ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Robert Stratil.

Plot

Dorothea Angermann, the daughter of a clergyman, is accused of the murder of her husband, a brutal man that she was obliged to marry because she was pregnant and he was the father of the baby.

Cast

* Ruth Leuwerik as Dorothea Angermann * Bert Sotlar as Michael Sever * Alfred Schieske as Pastor Angermann *

Kurt Meisel Kurt Meisel (18 August 1912 – 4 April 1994) was an Austrian actor and film director. He appeared in 65 films between 1934 and 1994. He also directed 21 films between 1949 and 1984. Meisel was married to the actress Ursula Lingen. He was born a ...

as Mario Malloneck * Edith Schultze-Westrum as Frau Lüders * Alfred Balthoff as Weiss * Monika John as Rosa * Ursula Herwig as Irene * Ernst Konstantin as Gerichtsvorsitzender * Holger Hagen as Defense lawyer * Heliane Bei as Wally * Claudia Gerstäcker as Irmgard * Wilmut Borell as Prosecutor * Walter Sedlmayr as Willi * Karl Lieffen

References

Bibliography

* Alpi, Deborah Lazaroff. ''Robert Siodmak: A Biography''. McFarland, 1998.

External links

1959 films West German films German drama films 1959 drama films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Robert Siodmak German films based on plays Films based on works by Gerhart Hauptmann Gloria Film films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-drama-film-stub