Cat and Mouse (1967 film)

Cat and Mouse (German: Katz und Maus) is a 1967 West German drama film directed by Hansjürgen Pohland [de], based on the novel of the same name by Günter Grass, the second book in the Danzig Trilogy. It is about Mahlke, an alienated child in Danzig during World War II.[1]

Cat and Mouse
Directed byHansjürgen Pohland [de]
Based onCat and Mouse by Günter Grass
Produced byHansjürgen Pohland
Starring
CinematographyWolf Wirth
Edited byChrista Pohland
Production
company
modern art film
Release date
  • 1967 (1967)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Pohland was initially only the producer of the film, but took over as director when the intended director died unexpectedly.[2] The film was released in West German cinemas on 7 February 1967.[3]

The film was part of the New German Cinema and became highly controversial in Germany upon its release, largely due to the inclusion of a masturbation scene and the casting of the Social Democratic leader Willy Brandt's sons in the roles of Mahlke at different ages. The film has received little attention after the initial release and has been described as a failure.[4]

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  1. ^ Smith-Prei, Carrie. ""Their Adam's Apple Put Them on Screen": Hansjürgen Pohland's Cat and Mouse and the Narrative of the Male Body". Processes of Transposition. pp. 191–206. doi:10.1163/9789401205016_015.
  2. ^ "Projekt Katz und Maus". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Karz und Maus". filmportal.de. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ Saryusz-Wolska, M. (2013). "NEW GERMAN CINEMA'S FORGOTTEN FILM: HANSJÜRGEN POHLAND'S KATZ UND MAUS". German Life and Letters. 66: 111–125. doi:10.1111/glal.12006.
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