Cat and Mouse
Synopsis
In 1966, a former gymnast returns to his hometown Danzig, which is now a part of Poland. He begins to reflect on one of his classmates, Joachim Mahlke, who disappeared during World War II. Mahlke was initially marked as an outsider due to his oversized Adam’s apple, but when he turned out to be a great diver, the in-crowd embraced him. Then he steals a Knight’s Cross from a soldier and is expelled from school. Volunteering for war service, he earns a medal himself and hopes his reputation will be rehabilitated. But the school principal refuses and Mahlke deserts from the army…
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Edited by Christa PohlandShot by Wolf WirthScored by Attila ZollerDesigned by Jerzy Szeski
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- Cat and Mousees
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16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Lars Brandt
as Joachim Mahlke (jünger)
Peter Brandt
as Joachim Mahlke (älter)
Claudia Bremer
as Tulla
Wolfgang Neuss
as Narrator
Ingrid Van Bergen
as Tante von Mahlke
Michael Hinz
as Jagdflieger
Herbert Weissbach
as Oberstudiendirektor Klohse
Helmut Kircher
as Kapitänleutnant
Christof Arnold
as Sonntag
Hans Peter Brandes
as Esch
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