To Whom Does the World Belong? (Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?) 91 years old

Kuhle Wampe takes place in early-1930s Berlin. The film begins with a montage of newspaper headlines describing steadily-rising unemployment figures. This is followed by scenes of a young man looking for work in the city and the family discussing the unpaid back rent. The young man, brother of the protagonist Anni, removes his wristwatch and throws himself from a window out of despair. Shortly thereafter his family is evicted from their apartment. Now homeless, the family moves into a garden colony of sorts with the name “Kuhle Wampe.”

Credits

Hertha Thiele as Anni

Ernst Busch as Fritz

Max Sablotzki as Vater Bönicke

Lilli Schoenborn as Mutter Bönike

Adolf Fischer as Kurt

Gerhard Bienert as Zeitungsleser

To Whom Does the World Belong? Cast

Name	Character
Hertha Thiele She was 24, 76 years old when she died	as Anni
Ernst Busch He was 33, 80 years old when he died	as Fritz
Max Sablotzki	as Vater Bönicke
Lilli Schoenborn She was 35, 89 years old when she died	as Mutter Bönike
Adolf Fischer He was 32, 46 years old when he died	as Kurt
Gerhard Bienert He was 35, 88 years old when he died	as Zeitungsleser
Erwin Geschonneck He was 26, 101 years old when he died	as Arbeitersportler
Martha Wolter	as Gerda

To Whom Does the World Belong? Crew

Name	Department
Günther Krampf as Director of Photography. He was 34 (51) years old when He died	Camera
Ernst Ottwald as Screenplay.	Writing
Hanns Eisler as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (64) years old when He died	Sound
C.P. Haacker as Art Direction.	Art
Robert Scharfenberg as Art Direction. He was 33 (100) years old when He died	Art
Bertolt Brecht as Screenplay. He was 35 (58) years old when He died	Writing
Slatan Dudow as Director. He was 29 (60) years old when He died	Directing

To Whom Does the World Belong? (91 years)

Release day: Saturday, May 14, 1932
Runtime: 74 minutes