STORY
West Germany's entry in the 1957 Cannes Film Festival was this cinemadaptation of the Gerhardt Hauptman play Rose Bernd. The title character, played by Maria Schell, is a servant girl on a remote farm. Sexually assaulted by both her employer and a coworker, Rose later bears a child, who die soon afterward. After nearly two hours of unrelieved misery, Rose finally finds happiness in the arms of a longtime admirer (where has he been for the past 12 reels?) Rose Bernd (aka The Sins of Rose Bernd) received a smattering of American showings thanks to the drawing power of star Maria Schell.
CAST & CREW
- Maria Schell
- Raf Vallone
- Käthe Gold
- Leopold Biberti
- Hannes Messemer
Cast
- Wolfgang Staudte
Director
INFORMATION
- Bavaria Film
Production Companies
- Germany
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- German