Poster of Rising to the Bait

Rising to the Bait

Plot: Protected from the intrigues of con-men by the overwhelming blanket of the former regime in East Germany, at first it seems that Ada Fenske, the elderly widow living on a farm near a soon-to-be abandoned Russian island military base is fair game. The (West) German military intelligence services want to acquire her farm
Release Date: Thursday, April 23 1992
32 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Muriel BaumeisterMuriel Baumeister. Muriel Baumeister was 20 in Rising to the Bait as 'Svetlana'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 24 1972
Portrait of Ben BeckerBen Becker. Ben Becker was 27 in Rising to the Bait as 'Funke'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 19 1964
Portrait of Elsa Grube-DeisterElsa Grube-Deister. Elsa Grube-Deister was 66 in Rising to the Bait as 'Ada Fenske'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 11 1926 –
Died: Fri, Dec 07 2001
Portrait of Rolf ZacherRolf Zacher. Rolf Zacher was 51 in Rising to the Bait as 'Zwirner'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 28 1941 –
Died: Sat, Feb 03 2018
Portrait of Wolf-Dietrich BergWolf-Dietrich Berg. Wolf-Dietrich Berg was 47 in Rising to the Bait as 'Naujok'.
Birthday: Wed, May 17 1944 –
Died: Mon, Jan 26 2004
Portrait of Heinz-Werner KraehkampHeinz-Werner Kraehkamp. Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp was 43 in Rising to the Bait as 'Raschke'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 26 1948 –
Died: Sat, Nov 24 2012
Portrait of Franziska TroegnerFranziska Troegner. Franziska Troegner was 37 in Rising to the Bait as 'Trude'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 18 1954
Portrait of Udo WalzUdo Walz. Udo Walz was 47 in Rising to the Bait as 'Rechtsanwalt'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 28 1944 –
Died: Fri, Nov 20 2020
Portrait of Peter MohrdieckPeter Mohrdieck. Peter Mohrdieck was 34 in Rising to the Bait as 'Major'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1958
Portrait of Horst RehbergHorst Rehberg. Horst Rehberg was 54 in Rising to the Bait as 'Petersen'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 25 1937
Portrait of Otmar RichterOtmar Richter. Otmar Richter was 54 in Rising to the Bait as 'Brehme'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 05 1938 –
Died: Thu, Oct 05 2023
Portrait of Hans Jochen RöhrigHans Jochen Röhrig. Hans Jochen Röhrig was 48 in Rising to the Bait as 'Pastor Seidel'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 02 1943
Portrait of Ralph SählbrandtRalph Sählbrandt. Ralph Sählbrandt was 30 in Rising to the Bait as 'Benno'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 10 1961

Crew

Portrait of Vadim GlownaVadim Glowna. Vadim Glowna was 50 in Rising to the Bait as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Sep 26 1941 –
Died: Tue, Jan 24 2012