The Violet of Potsdamer Platz

The Violet of Potsdamer Platz
Directed by	Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
Written by	Otto Ernst Hesse Bobby E. Lüthge Helena von Fortenbach
Produced by	Lothar Stark
Starring	Rotraut Richter Margarete Kupfer Else Elster
Cinematography	Georg Muschner Paul Rischke
Edited by	Walter Wischniewsky
Music by	Jim Cowler
Production company	Lothar Stark-Film
Distributed by	NDLS
Release date	16 November 1936 (1936-11-16)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Violet of Potsdamer Platz (German: Das Veilchen vom Potsdamer Platz) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla and starring Rotraut Richter, Margarete Kupfer and Else Elster.^[1] It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin.^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge.

Synopsis

In Berlin, an old cavalry horse from the First World War is threatened with slaughter. A young flower seller from Potsdamer Platz attempts to save it with the assistance of her grandfather and other well-meaning people.

Cast

• Rotraut Richter as Mariechen Bindedraht
• Paul W. Krüger as Vater Pietsch - Droschkenkutscher
• Margarete Kupfer as Mutter Pietsch
• Else Elster as Rosa - ihre Enkelin
• Fritz Kampers as Otto Schnöcker
• Anton Pointner as Seidewind
• Paul Westermeier as Knallkopp
• Hermann Schomberg as Schupo Lemke
• Hans Richter as Fritz
• Alfred Beierle as Held - Geldverleiher
• Otto Kronburger as Hansen - Kriminalrat
• Lotte Werkmeister as Blumenfrau

References

1. Rentschler p.236
2. Klaus p.220

Bibliography

• Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
• Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.

External links

• The Violet of Potsdamer Platz at IMDb