Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? (1932)
May 14, 1932Release Date
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? (1932)
May 14, 1932Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Hertha Thiele
Annie Bönike
Ernst Busch
Fritz
Martha Wolter
Gerda
Adolf Fischer
Kurt, Anni's Bruder
Lilli Schoenborn
Mutter Bönike
Max Sablotzki
Vater Bönike
Erwin Geschonneck
Arbeitersportler
Gerhard Bienert
Zeitungsleser in der S-Bahn
Anna Müller-Lincke
Sängerin
Helene Weigel
Ballad singer (voice)
Hermann Krehan
Carl Heinz Charrell
Actor
Slatan Dudow
Director
Bertolt Brecht
Writer
Ernst Ottwalt
Writer
Willi Münzenberg
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 14, 1932
Original NameKuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 14m
Filming LocationsBerlin, Germany
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Kuhle Wampe (full title: Kuhle Wampe, oder: Wem gehört die Welt?, translated in English as Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, and released in the USA as Whither Germany? by Kinematrade Inc.) is a 1932 German feature film about unemployment, homelessness and left wing politics in the Weimar Republic produced by Prometheus Film. The script was conceived and written by Bertolt Brecht. He also directed the concluding scene: a political debate between strangers on a train about the world coffee market. The rest of the film was directed by Slatan Dudow. The film music was composed by Hanns Eisler.Kuhle Wampe itself was a tent camp on the Müggelsee in Berlin. Wampe is Berlin dialect for "stomach", so the title could be rendered "Empty Stomach".
The film was banned in Germany in 1932 due to the accusations that it depicted the president, the legal system, and religion in a negative light but, following protests, the ban was lifted for a recut version. The film remained unseen for many years. However, a restored print is now available and a video was released by the British Film Institute in 1999, along with a documentary video essay on the original film by Andrew Hoellering, son of the film's producer George Hoellering.