| The Woman and the Stranger | |
| Director: | Rainer Simon |
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| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | East Germany |
| Language: | German |
The Woman and the Stranger (de|'''Die Frau und der Fremde''') is a 1985 East German film directed by Rainer Simon. It is based on Leonhard Frank's novella "Karl und Anna" and tells the story of two friends in a POW camp during World War I. One of them escapes and forms a relationship with the other man's wife. After the war her husband returns. The film was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.[1]
It is a remake of Homecoming (1928).