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The Promise
Film poster
Directed by	Margarethe von Trotta
Screenplay by	Felice Laudadio and Margarethe von Trotta (with Peter Schneider)
Produced by	Eberhard Junkersdorf
Starring	Corinna Harfouch Meret Becker August Zirner Tina Engel Dieter Mann Eva Mattes
Music by	Jürgen Knieper
Release date	1995 (1995)
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	Germany France Switzerland
Language	German

The Promise (German: Das Versprechen) is a 1995 German-language film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. It was an international co-production between Germany, France and Switzerland. The film was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination.

Synopsis

Two young lovers in Berlin are separated when the Berlin Wall goes up. Their stories intertwine during the three decades to German reunification.

Cast

Corinna Harfouch: Sophie
Meret Becker: young Sophie
August Zirner: Konrad
Anian Zollner: young Konrad
Jörg Meister: Alexander, 20 years of age
Tina Engel: Sophie's aunt
Monika Hansen: Sophie's mother
Klaus Piontek: Sophie's stepfather
Ruth Glöss: Konrad's granny
Dieter Mann: Konrad's father
Simone von Zglinicki: Konrad's mother
Hans Kremer: Harald
Eva Mattes: Barbara
Susann Ugé: young Barbara
Hark Bohm: Müller
Otto Sander: Professor Lorenz
Anka Baier: Monika
Sven Lehmann: Max
Heiko Senst: Wolfgang
Ulrike Krumbiegel: Elisabeth

References

H. G. Pflaum. "On the history of the German candidates for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". German Films. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-27.

External links

The Promise at IMDb

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Films directed by Margarethe von Trotta

v t e German submission for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Germany (until 1990 West Germany)	The Captain from Köpenick (1956) The Devil Strikes at Night (1957) Arms and the Man (1958) The Bridge (1959) Faust (1960) Young Törless (1966) Tattoo (1967) Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968) Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969) o.k. (1970) The Castle (1971) Trotta (1972) The Pedestrian (1973) One or the Other of Us (1974) The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1975) The Clown (1976) The American Friend (1977) The Glass Cell (1978) The Tin Drum (1979) Fabian (1980) Lili Marleen (1981) Fitzcarraldo (1982) A Woman in Flames (1983) Man Under Suspicion (1984) Angry Harvest (1985) Men... (1986) Wings of Desire (1987) Yasemin (1988) Spider's Web (1989) The Nasty Girl (1990) Schtonk! (1992) Justice (1993) The Promise (1994) Brother of Sleep (1995) Deathmaker (1996) Beyond Silence (1997) Run Lola Run (1998) Aimée & Jaguar (1999) No Place to Go (2000) The Experiment (2001) Nowhere in Africa (2002) Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) Downfall (2004) Sophie Scholl – The Final Days (2005) The Lives of Others (2006) The Edge of Heaven (2007) The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) The White Ribbon (2009) When We Leave (2010) Pina (2011) Barbara (2012) Two Lives (2013) Beloved Sisters (2014) Labyrinth of Lies (2015) Toni Erdmann (2016) In the Fade (2017) Never Look Away (2018) System Crasher (2019) And Tomorrow the Entire World (2020) I'm Your Man (2021) All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) The Teachers' Lounge (2023) The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
East Germany (1949–1990)	Her Third (1973) Jacob the Liar (1976) Mama, I'm Alive (1977) The Fiancee (1980) The Turning Point (1983)

German submission for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Germany
(until 1990 West Germany)

The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Arms and the Man (1958)
The Bridge (1959)
Faust (1960)
Young Törless (1966)
Tattoo (1967)
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968)
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969)
o.k. (1970)
The Castle (1971)
Trotta (1972)
The Pedestrian (1973)
One or the Other of Us (1974)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1975)
The Clown (1976)
The American Friend (1977)
The Glass Cell (1978)
The Tin Drum (1979)
Fabian (1980)
Lili Marleen (1981)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
A Woman in Flames (1983)
Man Under Suspicion (1984)
Angry Harvest (1985)
Men... (1986)
Wings of Desire (1987)
Yasemin (1988)
Spider's Web (1989)
The Nasty Girl (1990)
Schtonk! (1992)
Justice (1993)
The Promise (1994)
Brother of Sleep (1995)
Deathmaker (1996)
Beyond Silence (1997)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Aimée & Jaguar (1999)
No Place to Go (2000)
The Experiment (2001)
Nowhere in Africa (2002)
Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)
Downfall (2004)
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days (2005)
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Edge of Heaven (2007)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The White Ribbon (2009)
When We Leave (2010)
Pina (2011)
Barbara (2012)
Two Lives (2013)
Beloved Sisters (2014)
Labyrinth of Lies (2015)
Toni Erdmann (2016)
In the Fade (2017)
Never Look Away (2018)
System Crasher (2019)
And Tomorrow the Entire World (2020)
I'm Your Man (2021)
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
The Teachers' Lounge (2023)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)

East Germany
(1949–1990)

Her Third (1973)
Jacob the Liar (1976)
Mama, I'm Alive (1977)
The Fiancee (1980)
The Turning Point (1983)

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