The Green Bird (1980)

The love story between a German cancer researcher and her Polish colleague that drags on for more than ten years. Both are married, which rules out marriage, but fuels their passion, as they only see each other a few days a year at medical congresses.

Cast (15)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Hannelore Elsner

Dr. Renate Winter

Krystyna Janda

Katzka Widuchowski

Rolf von Sydow

Professor

Péter Andorai

Jan Widuchowski

Danuta Szaflarska

Polnische Professorin

J

Johanna Elbauer

Barbara

Piotr Garlicki

Tadeusz Borowski

Andrzej Chrzanowski

N

Norbert Langer

Deutscher Narrator (voice)

A

Andreas Briegel

Dr. Werner Ewald

F

Friedl Stasny

A

Angela Jaffé

Annette Ewald, Renates Kind

K

Klaus Kreklau

R

Rolf-Peter Kusatz

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