The Wonderful Years Explained

The Wonderful Years (German: '''Die wunderbaren Jahre''') is a 1980 West German drama film directed by Reiner Kunze and starring Gabi Marr, Martin May, Dietrich Mattausch and Christine Wodetzky.^[1] It was based on Kunze's own book Die wunderbaren Jahre which was deeply critical of the system of government in East Germany. It won a Bavarian Film Award in the Best Screenplay category.

Cast

• Gabi Marr ... Cornelia
• Martin May ... Stephan
• Dietrich Mattausch ... Herr Bergmann
• Christine Wodetzky ... Frau Bergmann
• Rolf Boysen ... Pfarrer
• Bärbel Deutschmann ... Eva
• Thomas Frontzek ... Michael
• Erich Schleyer ... Klaus
• Joane Prawitz ... Angelika
• Hans Helmut Dickow ... Direktor
• Eberhard Mondry ... Beckert
• Katharina Matz ... Lehrerin
• Carola Schwarz ... Ute Weber
• Harald Dietl ... Major
• Klaus Münster ... Brigadier

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114224403/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/403565 BFI.org