The Patriotic Woman

The Patriotic Woman

121 mins | Drama | Dec. 7, 1979

Gabi Teichert, a history teacher, is unhappy with the way history is portrayed in textbooks and is looking for an alternative, more practical approach to 'uncovering' the past, quite literally digging with the spade and dissecting books with hammers and drills.

The Patriotic Woman

121 mins | Drama | Dec. 7, 1979

The Patriotic Woman
Gabi Teichert, a history teacher, is unhappy with the way history is portrayed in textbooks and is looking for an alternative, more practical approach to 'uncovering' the past, quite literally digging with the spade and dissecting books with hammers and drills.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers ZDF, Kairos-Film
Original title Die Patriotin
Directors Alexander Kluge
Writers Christel Buschmann, Alexander Kluge, Willi Segler

Cast

Hannelore Hoger

as Gabi Teichert, Geschichtslehrerin

Dieter Mainka

as Ein Spanner, tagsüber Staatsschützer

Alfred Edel

as Herr Mürke, Staatsanwalt

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

as Fernsehlieferant