Das schreckliche Mädchen (1990)

Director:

Michael Verhoeven

Writer:

Michael Verhoeven (writer)

Release Date:

March 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | History | War

Plot:

When a young woman investigates her town's Nazi past, the community turns against her.

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Alternative History | Post War | Bra Less | Tragicomedy

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Lena Stolze	...	Sonja
Hans-Reinhard Müller	...	Juckenack
Monika Baumgartner	...	Sonja's mother
Elisabeth Bertram	...	Sonja's grandma
Michael Gahr	...	Paul Rosenberger
Robert Giggenbach	...	Martin
Fred Stillkrauth	...	Sonja's uncle
Barbara Gallauner	...	Miss Juckenack
Udo Thomer	...	Archivist Schulz
Ludwig Wühr	...	Owner of the Swingboat
Christof Wackernagel	...	Zoepfel
Richard Suessmeier	...	The Mayor
Sandra White	...	Iris
Rudolf Klaffenböck	...	The judge
Karin Thaler	...	Nina
Michel Guillaume	...	Robert
Stella Adorf	...	Carolin
Cordula Bachl-Eberl	...	Gaby (as Cordula Bachl)
Petra Berndt	...	Ramona
Gabi Fischer	...	Hilde
Luise Deschauer	...	The Teacher
Maria Peschek	...	The principal
Elisabeth Welz	...	English teacher
Georg Einerdinger	...	The Priest
Martha Kunig-Rinach	...	Frau Guggenwieser
Willy Schultes	...	Father Brummel
Gertrud Sorge	...	Mrs. Zumtobel
Hans Stadtmüller	...	Dr. Kogler
Rudolf Schündler	...	The archivist
Helmut Alimonta	...	The Door-Keeper
Eva Maria Bayerwaltes	...	Secretary
Gery Muller	...	Secretary
Axel Scholtz	...	The assistant
Michael Schreiniger	...	Librarian
Beate Anna Wieser	...	Librarian
Georg Blädel	...	The General
Gerlinde Eger	...	Wife of diocese council member
Ottfried Fischer	...	The Priest
Irmgard Henning	...	The chemist
Hermann Hummel	...	Lawyer Roeder
Herbert Lehnert	...	Dr. Fasching
Herbert Limmer	...	Prof. Stein
Karl Renar	...	The dignitary
Norbert Skrovanek	...	The Chairman
Joachim Bernhard	...	Charly Zumtobel
Alfons Biber	...	Lettl
Ossi Eckmüller
Gerd Lohmeyer	...	Verkunder der neuen Zeit
Michael Seyfried	...	Eberhard Roeder
Felicite Bodjona
Andrea Budras
Eva Gassmann
Petra Knott
Eva Stapfner
Martina Worle
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kurt Weinzierl

Directed by
Michael Verhoeven

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Verhoeven		writer

Produced by
Senta Berger	....	producer
Helmut Rasp	....	producer: ZDF
Michael Verhoeven	....	producer

Original Music by
Lydie Auvray
Billy Gorlt
Mike Herting
Elmar Schloter

Cinematography by
Axel de Roche

Film Editing by
Barbara Hennings

Production Design by
Hubert Popp

Costume Design by
Ute Truthmann

Production Management
Christine Rothe	....	unit manager
Hans Roth	....	unit manager
Michael Senftleben	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brigitte Liphardt	....	assistant director

Art Department
Michael Adlmüller	....	property master: indoor
Karin Gottschalk	....	set builder
Ulrich Wendt	....	property master: outdoor

Sound Department
Milan Bor	....	sound mixer
Haymo Heyder	....	sound

Special Effects by
Heinz Ludwig	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Theo Nischwitz	....	optical effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Otto Kirchhoff	....	still photographer
Randolf Scherraus	....	assistant camera
Herbert Schmidt	....	lighting technician
Hans Weikert	....	lighting technician
Dietmar Zander	....	lighting designer

Editorial Department
Daniela Paeper	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Winfried Demuss	....	production assistant (as Winfried Demuß)
Johanna Kohtz	....	production accountant
Christine Ruppert	....	script editor

Production Companies

• Filmverlag der Autoren
• Sentana Filmproduktion
• Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Distributors

• Cineplex Odeon Films (1990) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Filmverlag der Autoren (1990) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Arrow Films (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1991) (Canada) (VHS)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• MCA (1991) (Canada) (VHS)
• Miramax Films (USA) (subtitled)
• National Center for Jewish Film (NCJF) (USA)

Also Known As:

Das Mädchen und die Stadt (West Germany) (working title)
The Nasty Girl (USA)

Runtime:

Argentina:94 min | Germany:92 min | Sweden:94 min | USA:92 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Colour:

Black and White | Colour (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 (w) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Filmverlag der Autoren

Quotes:

Local Doctor: If I'd known you'd be famous, I'd have preserved your appendix in alcohol.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Das Mädchen und die Stadt oder: Wie es wirklich war (1990) (TV)

Sardonic satire on modern Germany

The film is about a young woman in a small conservative community in southern Germany who decides to do some research into life during World War 2, and discovers that the version of events she has been brought up to believe is not backed up by the facts. A witty and biting satire on bourgeois hypocrisy and people's refusal (or unwillingness) to remember unpleasantness. To its credit the film is not didactic or one-sided and manages to make its point in a highly watchable but thought-provoking manner.