Ruth (1984), Film from the Artur Brauner Collection
A Film from the Artur Brauner Collection at Our Library
Ruth is 13 years old when the Germans invade Poland in 1939. The persecution of Jews follows immediately, but Ruth manages to escape. Left completely to her own devices, she goes first to her aunt at the Warsaw Ghetto, flees again, finds help, and experiences betrayal. Deadly peril and hunger are her constant companions.
Where
W. M. Blumenthal Academy, Library
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
Postal address: Lindenstraße 9-14, 10969 Berlin
The script is based on material by Artur Brauner in which he processes his own experience and that of his wife Maria. Sharon Brauner, the producer's niece, plays the girl whom the German occupying forces chase all the way across Poland.
Scene from the movie Ruth
CCC Filmkunst
With Sharon Brauner, Günter Lamprecht, and Mathieu Carrière. Directed by Jerzy Hoffman.
Film Collection: Artur Brauner Collection (21)
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Artur Brauner Collection
The media library of our Library presents selected work by one of the most successful film producers in German post-war history.
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Morituri (1948)
Starring Walter Richter, Lotte Koch, and Klaus Kinski. Directed by Eugen York.
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The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955)
Starring Wolfgang Preiss, Annemarie Düringer, and Robert Freitag. Directed by Falk Harnack.
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Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)
Starring Ruth Leuwerik, Peter van Eyck, and Harry Meyen. Directed by Gottfried Reinhardt.
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Murder by Signature (1961)
Written and directed by Erwin Leiser
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Man and Beast (1963)
A film from the Artur Brauner Collection at our library
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Witness out of Hell (1967)
Starring Irene Papas, Heinz Drache, and Daniel Gélin. Directed by Živorad Mitrović
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
Starring Lino Capolicchio, Dominique Sanda and Helmut Berger. Directed by Vittorio De Sica
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You Are Free, Dr. Korczak (1974)
Starring Leo Genn. Directed by Aleksander Ford.
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Charlotte (1980)
Starring Birgit Doll, Elisabeth Trissenaar and Derek Jacobi. Directed by Frans Weisz.
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The White Rose (1982)
Starring Lena Stolze, Ulrich Tukur, and Martin Benrath. Directed by Michael Verhoeven.
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The Passerby (1982)
With Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, and Helmut Griem. Directed by Jacques Rouffio.
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A Love in Germany (1983)
Starring Hanna Schygulla, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Otto Sander. Directed by Andrzej Wajda.
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Ruth (1984)
With Sharon Brauner, Günter Lamprecht, and Mathieu Carrière. Directed by Jerzy Hoffman.
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Angry Harvest (1985)
Starring Armin Mueller-Stahl and Elisabeth Trissenaar. Directed by Agnieszka Holland.
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Hanussen (1988)
Starring Klaus Maria Brandauer. Directed by István Szabó.
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The Rose Garden (1989)
Starring Maximilian Schell and Liv Ullmann. Directed by Fons Rademakers.
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Europa Europa (1990)
Starring Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy, and Hanns Zischler. Directed by Agnieszka Holland.
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Exiled/Izgoy (1991)
Starring Jossi Pollak. Directed by Vladimir Saveljev.
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Warsaw: Year 5703 (1992)
Starring Hanna Schygulla, Lambert Wilson and Julie Delpy. Directed by Janusz Kijowski.
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From Hell to Hell (1997)
Starring Anja Kling. Directed by Dmitri Astrachan.
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Babiy Yar: The Forgotten Crime (2003)
Starring Michael Degen, Katrin Saß, and Axel Milberg. Directed by Jeff Kanew