Hatifa

Story

Synopsis

Hatifa is tired of her difficult fate and escapes from the place of her enslavement, a quarry in the desert. There she wanders around in freedom, but ultimately helpless, without water or food. Shortly before dying of thirst, she is saved by the sage Simsal, who is traveling with a caravan of the merchant Ganem. Hatifa quickly makes many friends, including the young servant Hodja. Only to him she confides her secret. The girl had to keep the fact that she was a slave to herself. After all, anyone who helps escaped slaves is mercilessly threatened with the death penalty. Out of consideration for the caravan, they both flee, but are soon picked up by Ganem. When he realizes that he can make a lot of money with Hatifa, he sells her again to a quarry.

Director

Siegfried Hartmann

Writers

Willi Meinck, Siegfried Hartmann

Language

German

Country

East Germany

Release date

24 July 1960

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Gisela Büttner

  Hatifa

• 

  Harry Hindemith

  Simsal

• 

  Axel Kausmann

  Hodja

• 

  Jochen Thomas

  Ganem

• Gerhard Lau

  Stelzbein

• 

  Fred Düren

  Zadok

• Herbert Grünbaum

  Anaximandros

• Hans-Joachim Hegewald

  Enki

• Otto-Erich Edenharter

  Kapitän

• Alfred Lux

  Achmed

• Else Korén

• Johannes Knittel

  Ur-Sin