The Girl on the Diving Board

The Girl on the Diving Board

95 mins | Drama | Feb. 16, 1967

The 18-year-old Katharina Jens is a high diving champion and succeeds in everything she does. When she enters an international contest in place of her team colleague Claudia, expectations are accordingly high. However, when she misses the one-and-a-half somersault with a double twist her team fails to gain victory. Suddenly, the question arises if she is in fact good enough.

The Girl on the Diving Board

95 mins | Drama | Feb. 16, 1967

The Girl on the Diving Board
The 18-year-old Katharina Jens is a high diving champion and succeeds in everything she does. When she enters an international contest in place of her team colleague Claudia, expectations are accordingly high. However, when she misses the one-and-a-half somersault with a double twist her team fails to gain victory. Suddenly, the question arises if she is in fact good enough.
Producers DEFA
Original title Das Mädchen auf dem Brett
Directors Kurt Maetzig
Writers Ralph Knebel

Cast

Christiane Lanzke

as Katharina

Klaus Piontek

as Peter

Hannjo Hasse

as Klemm

Monika Woytowicz

as Claudia

Helga Göring

as Chemielehrerin

Agnes Kraus

as Dodo

Regina Beyer

as Springerin

Berko Acker

as junger Mann

Irene Korb

as Katharinas Mutter