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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. It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin. 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
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