Cat and Mouse
1967 · 88 min
War · Drama
★ 5.3In 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…
Crew
- Director Hansjürgen Pohland
- Screenplay Hansjürgen Pohland
- Screenplay Helmut Kircher
- Screenplay Michael Hinz
Cast
- P
Peter Brandt
Joachim Mahlke (older)
Wolfgang Neuss
Pilenz
- H
Herbert Weißbach
Klohse
- C
Claudia Bremer
Tulla
Michael Hinz
Jagdflieger
- H
Helmut Kircher
Captain Lieutenant
Ingrid van Bergen
Mahlkes Tante
- L
Lars Brandt
Joachim Mahlke (younger)
- H
Hans-Peter Brandes
Esch
- W
Wolf-Ruediger Knoche
Kupka
- K
Klaus Langeheinecke
Buschmann
- M
Mathias Wagner
Winter
Crew
- Director — Hansjürgen Pohland
- Screenplay — Hansjürgen Pohland
- Screenplay — Helmut Kircher
- Screenplay — Michael Hinz
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