The Woman and the Stranger () 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. It is a remake of Homecoming (1928). Cast Joachim Lätsch as Karl Peter Zimmermann as Richard Kathrin Waligura as Anna Christine Schorn as Trude Siegfried Höchst as Horst Hans-Uwe Bauer as Verwirrter Soldat Katrin Knappe as Marie Ulrich Mühe as Revolutionär Herbert Sand as Kriegsinvalide Daniel Fries as Trudes kleiner Sohn Roman-Eckhard Galonska as Nachbar Mirko Haninger as Soldat am Fenster Reiner Heise as Deutscher Gefangener Rita Hirschberger as Elfie References External links 1985 films East German films 1980s German-language films World War I prisoner of war films Golden Bear winners Films directed by Rainer Simon Remakes of German films Sound film remakes of silent films 1980s German films