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The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum   1975         R, 104 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama Director: Volker Schlondorff, Margarethe von Trotta   Cast: Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Dieter Laser, Jurgen Prochnow, Heinz Bennent, Hannelore Hoger, Harald Kuhlmann, Rolf Becker, Herbert Fux, Regine Lutz, Werner Eichhorn, Karl Heinz Vosgerau, Angelika Hellebrecht, Horatius Haberle, Henry van Lyck   Based on Heinrich Boll's novel, this is a film denouncing the German press and police as the story appeals for respect for human rights. The story evolves around Katharina Blum (Angela Winkler) who falls in love and, naively, lets her new lover, Ludwig (Jurgen Prochnow) spend the night. The next morning, he has disappeared, the police are at her door, and she is arrested. Too late, Katharina learns that her lover is a terrorist and traitor, and she will be the victim of persecution. Cast Angela Winkler Katharina Blum Mario Adorf Kommissar Beizmenne Dieter Laser Werner totges Jurgen Prochnow Ludwig Gotten Heinz Bennent Dr. Hubert Bloma Hannelore Hoger Trude Bloma Harald Kuhlmann Moeding Rolf Becker Staatsanwalt Hach Herbert Fux Weninger Regine Lutz Else Woltersheim Werner Eichhorn Konrad Beiters Karl Heinz Vosgerau Alois Straubleder Angelika Hellebrecht Frau Pletzer Horatius Haberle Staatawalt Dr. Korten Henry van Lyck "Scheich" Karl