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The Promise
Das Versprechen
1995
Germany / France / Switzerland
feature film -
Drama
115 min.
(3160 m.)
Location & Studio shooting / Berlin story line
Cast
Actor/-ess
Meret Becker
(Young Sophie)
Corinna Harfouch
(Sophie)
Anian Zollner
(Young Konrad)
August Zirner
(Konrad)
Susanne Ugé
(Young Barbara)
Eva Mattes
(Barbara)
Pierre Besson
(Young Harald)
Hans Kremer
(Harald)
Dieter Mann
(Konrads Father)
Simone von Zglinicki
(Konrads Mother)
Ruth Glöß
(Konrads Grandmother)
Christian Herschmann
(Alexander, 12 Years)
Jörg Meister
(Alexander, 20 Years)
Jean-Yves Gaultier
(Gérard)
Ulrike Krumbiegel
(Elisabeth)
Tina Engel
(Sophies Aunt)
Monika Hansen
(Sophies Mother)
Klaus Piontek
(Sophies Father-In-Law)
Heiko Senst
(Wolfgang)
Anka Baier
(Monika)
Sven Lehmann
(Max)
Otto Sander
(Lorenz)
Philippe Morier-Genoud
(Rüblander)
Walerij J. Alexeiew
(Vlady)
Udo Kroschwald
(Junger Müller)
Hark Bohm
(Müller)
Wolfgang Winkler
(Stasiman at School)
Andreas Mann
(Party secretary at School)
Hagen Oechel
(Military instructor)
Christian Tschirner
(Borderguard Uwe)
Robert Hummel
(escape helper)
Gilles Gaudis
(Man at Trial)
Franz Viehmann
(Stasiman at Trail)
Horst Niemer
(prison director)
Waltraut Kramm
Bernd Uwe Reppenhagen
(border guard)
Karl Kranzkowski
(border guard)
Noella Dussart
(Helenka)
Tilo Mandel
Felix Moeller
Heike Jonca
Dirk D. Nolting
Dagmar Jäger
Peter Planitzer
René Reinhardt
Sebastian Reusse
René Schubert
Steffen Steglich
Christa Vogel
Johanna Neumann
Mathias Engel
Steffen Pietsch
Gabriele Völsch
Thomas Lawinky
Madeleine Lierck
Marco Bahr
Jens-Uwe Bogadtke
Uwe Karpa
Barbara Dittus
Frank Lienert
Rayk Gaida
Franziska Geyer
Christina Große
Christine Harbort
Karin Heller
Christoph Jacobi
Thomas Cermak
Direction
Director
Margarethe von Trotta
Assistant director
Doris Borkmann
Helenka Hummel
Writing
Screenplay
Peter Schneider
Margarethe von Trotta
Screenplay contributor
Felice Laudadio
Script supervisor
Anna Rohde
Idea
Francesco Laudadio
Dialogue
Peter Schneider
Camera & Light
Director of photography
Franz Rath
2nd Camera unit
Manuel Heyer
Steadicam
Jörg Widmer
Lighting design
Rolf Schneider
Decor
Set design
Benedikt Herforth
Franz Bauer
Set construction
Martin Dostal
Make-up artist
Jürgen Holzapfel
Irmela Holzapfel
Costume design
Petra Kray
Yoshio Yabara
Wardrobe
Elke Schreiner
Lutz Vetter
Cutting & Mixing
Editing
Suzanne Baron
Assistant editor
Daniela Boch
Sound
Christian Moldt
Sound assistant
Max Hoskins
Harry Schnitzler
Audio mixing
Manfred Arbter
Music
Music
Jürgen Knieper
Conductor
Manfred Rosenberg
Production
Producer
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Co-Producer
Yannick Bernard
Jean-Marc Henchoz
Editorial department
Martin Wiebel
Unit production manager
Dschingis Bowakow
Location manager
Dieter Albrecht
Dieter Anders
Post-Production
Heiko Greiser
Production coordination
Ingrid Slejfir
Companies
Production company
Bioskop-Film GmbH
J.M.H. Productions
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Odessa Films S.A.
in Co-Operation
Centre National de la Cinématographie (C.N.C.)
Canal+
Studio Babelsberg GmbH