July 6, 1955
Release Date

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The Rats (1955)

Name: The Rats
Genre: Drama
Released: 1955-07-06

1h 37m

Running Time

July 6, 1955
Release Date

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Plot.

Soon after World War II, a pregnant Polish refugee, Pauline, wanders Berlin looking for the boyfriend who abandoned her. She has no option but to sell her child to another woman, Anna. After the birth, Pauline decides she wants the baby back.

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Details.

Release Date
July 6, 1955

Original Name
Die Ratten

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 37m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 05 Feb, 2024

Wiki.

Die Ratten (The Rats) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It is an adaptation of the 1911 play The Rats by Gerhart Hauptmann, but transferred the story to the early 1950s, shortly after the Second World War.

It tells the story of the destitute Polish woman Pauline, who sells her illegitimate baby for a few hundred Deutsche Mark to the childless Anna John. The film won the Golden Bear award, the first German film to win.It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer.