The First Polka
The First Polka is a 1979 West German drama film directed by Klaus Emmerich. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. It is an adaptation of The First Polka: A Novel by Horst Bienek.
Cast
- Maria Schell – Valeska Piontek
- Erland Josephson – Leo Maria Piontek
- Guido Wieland – Montag
- Ernst Stankovski – Wondrak – Anwalt
- Claus Theo Gärtner – Metzmacher – Feldwebel
- René Schell – Josef Piontek
- Marco Kröger – Andreas
- Miriam Geissler – Ulla
- Eva Maria Bauer – Tante Lucie
- Jan Biczycki – Erzpriester Pattas
- Marie Bardischewski – Wassermilka
- – Irma
- Markus Stolberg – Leutnant Heiko
- Jessica Früh – Halina
- Ursula Strätz – Witwe Zoppas