The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Synopsis
A woman becomes the target of police and media harassment after a chance meeting with a fugitive, leading her to resort to violence in response.
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Principal cast & crew: 33
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Edited by Peter PrzygoddaShot by Jost VacanoScored by Hans Werner HenzeDesigned by Ute Burgmann
Box Office
1975 · Box office
Produced on a $1.0M budget
Production budget
$1.0M
Also known as
- The Lost Honor of Katharina Blumen
- El honor perdido de Katharina Blumes
- L'Honneur perdu de Katharina Blumfr
- Il caso Katharina Blumit
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Angela Winkler
as Katharina Blum
Mario Adorf
as Kommissar Beizmenne
Dieter Laser
as Werner Tötges
Jurgen Prochnow
as Ludwig Götten
Heinz Bennent
as Dr. Hubert Blorna
Hannelore Hoger
as Trude Blorna
Rolf Becker
as Prosecutor Hach
Harald Kuhlmann
as Moeding
Herbert Fux
as Weninger
Regine Lutz
as Else Woltersheim
Werner Eichhorn
as Konrad Beiters
Karl Heinz Vosgerau
as Alois Sträubleder, Unternehmer
Supporting cast
12Angelika Hillebrecht
as Frau Pletzer
Horatius Haberle
as Staatsanwalt Dr. Korten
Achim Strietzel
as Lüding, Konzernherr
Peter Franke
as Dr. Heinen
Walter Gontermann
as Pater Urbanus
Henry Van Lyck
as "Scheich" Karl
Josephine Gierens
as Herta Scheumel
Stephanie Thoennessen
as Claudia Stern
Hildegard Linden
as Hedwig Plotten
Bernd Nesselhut
as Georg (uncredited)
Margarethe Von Trotta
as (uncredited)
Olivia Wredenhage
as Anna (uncredited)
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2Writers
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2Other crew
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