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The Bicycle
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The Bicycle 1982 Directed by Evelyn Schmidt Das Fahrrad

Susanne is a young single mother who lives a somewhat "carefree" lifestyle. After quitting her job, she finds herself in trouble financially and attempts a minor insurance fraud to make ends meet. Despite its rare view of everyday socialism from a woman's perspective, East German officials were critical of this frank portrayal of a less-than-ideal socialist citizen and turned down all invitations for the film to be screened abroad.

Country Germany
Production Countries East Germany , Germany
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gnere Drama
Production Company DEFA
Release Date 22 July 1982
88 mins
Cast
Heidemarie Schneider
Heidemarie Schneider Susanne Becker
Roman Kaminski
Roman Kaminski Thomas
Heidrun Bartholomäus
Heidrun Bartholomäus Mary
Hilmar Baumann
Hilmar Baumann Riemer
Gisela Bestehorn
Gisela Bestehorn Reisebüro-Chefin
Gertrud Brendler
Gertrud Brendler Frau Puschkat
Johanna Clas
Johanna Clas
Birgit Edenharter
Birgit Edenharter Kindergärtnerin
Christine Harbort
Christine Harbort Bella
Roland Hemmo
Roland Hemmo
Peter Herden
Peter Herden
Anita Herbst
Anita Herbst
Andrej Hoffmann
Andrej Hoffmann Danny
Horst Lebinsky
Horst Lebinsky
Ralf-Günter Krolkiewicz
Ralf-Günter Krolkiewicz
Franziska Kleinert
Franziska Kleinert
Renée Kubsch
Renée Kubsch
Walter Lendrich
Walter Lendrich
Andrea Meissner
Andrea Meissner
Klaus Mertens
Klaus Mertens
Arnim Mühlstädt
Arnim Mühlstädt
Angelika Perdelwitz
Angelika Perdelwitz Richterin
Gisela Rubbel
Gisela Rubbel Kaderleiterin
Siegfried Seibt
Siegfried Seibt
Crew
Director
Evelyn Schmidt
Evelyn Schmidt
Writers
Ernst Wenig
Ernst Wenig
Evelyn Schmidt
Evelyn Schmidt
Editor
Helga Emmrich
Helga Emmrich
Music
Peter Rabenalt
Peter Rabenalt