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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Maria Schell, Raf Vallone, Käthe Gold, Leopold Biberti, Hannes Messemer, Siegfried Lowitz
Crew: Wolfgang Staudte (Director), Gerhart Hauptmann (Writer), Walter Ulbrich (Writer), Hans Abich (Executive Producer), Gottfried Wegeleben (Producer), Herbert Windt (Music)
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: Bavaria Film
Runtime: 98 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 31, 1957
IMDb: 4.7
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