Rising to the Bait (1992)
1h 43m
Running Time
April 23, 1992Release Date
Rising to the Bait (1992)
1h 43m
Running Time
April 23, 1992Release Date
Plot.
Protected from the intrigues of con-men by the overwhelming blanket of the former regime in East Germany, at first it seems that Ada Fenske, the elderly widow living on a farm near a soon-to-be abandoned Russian island military base is fair game. The (West) German military intelligence services want to acquire her farm. At first, their agent attempts to buy the property openly, but her refusal to sell motivates him to try far shadier techniques. He comes up with a relative she never knew about who is entitled to a share in the property and tries to blackmail the township's mayor to get his cooperation. However, the hard-working and honest old lady has an ally in the person of her more sophisticated border, a woman who works in the mayor's office and has been to the West. She takes great delight in foiling the underhanded agent.
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Cast & Crew.

Muriel Baumeister
Svetlana

Ben Becker
Funke

Elsa Grube-Deister
Ada Fenske

Rolf Zacher
Zwirner

Wolf-Dietrich Berg
Naujok

Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp
Raschke

Franziska Troegner
Trude

Franz Viehmann
Fiedler

Udo Walz
Rechtsanwalt

Roman Silberstein
Hein Geerke

Peter Mohrdieck
Major

Werner Schwuchow
Braeske

Horst Rehberg
Petersen

Otmar Richter
Brehme

Bruno Dunst
Schreker

Hans Jochen Röhrig
Pastor Seidel

Ralph Sählbrandt
Benno

Knut Boeser
Writer

Vadim Glowna
Director

Christine Roesch
Writer

Harald Reichebner
Producer

Nikolaus Glowna
Composer

Franz Ritschel
Cinematographer

Karola Mittelstädt
Editor
Details.
Release DateApril 23, 1992
Original NameDer Brocken
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Genres
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Rising to the Bait (German: Der Brocken) is a 1992 German comedy film directed by Vadim Glowna. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.