Directed by:
Volker SchlöndorffCinematography:
Andreas HöferCast:
Bibiana Beglau, Martin Wuttke, Nadja Uhl, Alexander Beyer, Jenny Schily, Florian Panzner, Harald Schrott, Thomas Arnold, Dietrich Körner, Richard Kropf (more)Plots(1)
Rita Vogt is a radical West German terrorist who abandons the revolution and settles in East Germany. With a new identity provided by the Stasi she starts a new life. But then the worst possible thing happens: The wall falls... A group of RAF terrorists need to flee the Federal Republic of Germany after a disastrous rescue attempt during which a lawyer was killed. Unexpected help comes from the Stasi, who not only give them a place to hide but also provide them with new identities. Thus, Rita Vogt is given the chance of a new life as a worker in the GDR. Yet, the search for her is still going on and her anonymity in the GDR does not last long. Several times the "legends" collapse and Rita, out of fear that her cover blows, has to give up the life that she has build up, detach herself from people and step by step from her ideals as well. After the fall of the Berlin Wall she has to flee for one last time... (Cinemax)
(more)Cast
Bibiana Beglau
West Germany
Best movies:
Off Beat (2004)
The Ninth Day (2004)
Crescendo - #Makemusicnotwar (2019)
Martin Wuttke
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
No Place to Go (2000)
Nadja Uhl
East Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Line of Separation (2015) (series)
Four Minutes (2006)
Alexander Beyer
East Germany
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Persian Lessons (2020)
The Fox (2023)
Jenny Schily
West Germany
Best movies:
The Strange Little Cat (2013)
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Dark Woods (2020) (series)
Florian Panzner
West Germany
Best movies:
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Valkyrie (2008)
The Tunnel (2001)
Harald Schrott
Austria
Best movies:
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Wendezeit (2019) (TV movie)
Der Seerosenteich (2002) (TV movie)
Thomas Arnold
East Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Diplomacy (2014)
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Dietrich Körner
German Empire
Best movies:
Das Große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck (1981) (TV movie)
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Verbotene Liebe (1989)
Richard Kropf
West Germany
Best movies:
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Morgen, ihr Luschen! Der Ausbilder-Schmidt-Film (2008)
Ein starkes Team (1994) (series)
Mario Irrek
West Germany
Best movies:
Manta - Der Film (1991)
Lola and Billy the Kid (1999)
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Sven Gerhardt
West Germany
Best movies:
Never Look Away (2018)
Ku'damm 63 (2021) (series)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
Angela Hobrig
East Germany
Best movies:
Free Rainer (2007)
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Matthias Wien
East Germany
Best movies:
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Bear Ye One Another's Burden (1988)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Steffen Steglich
Best movies:
Nachtgestalten (1999)
The Legend of Rita (2000)
The Promise (1995)
Thomas Just
German Empire
Best movies:
The Legend of Rita (2000)
The Architects (1990)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Jennipher Antoni
East Germany
Best movies:
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Distant Lights (2003)
Afire (2023)
Monika Pietsch
Best movies:
The Legend of Rita (2000)
The Elixirs of the Devil (1972)
Theresia Wider
German Empire
Best movies:
Die schwarze Mühle (1975) (TV movie)
Coming Out (1989)
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Wiebke Bachmann
Germany
Best movies:
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Inga Lindström (2004) (series)