The Bicycle
Das Fahrrad
The Bicycle Online is Free. Susanne is a young single mother who lives a somewhat "carefree" lifestyle. After quitting her job, she finds herself in trouble financially and attempts a minor insurance fraud to make ends meet. Despite its rare view of everyday socialism from a woman's perspective, East German officials were critical of this frank portrayal of a less-than-ideal socialist citizen and turned down all invitations for the film to be screened abroad.
- Genre: Drama
- Country: East Germany, Germany
- Director: Evelyn Schmidt
- Cast: Heidemarie Schneider, Roman Kaminski, Heidrun Bartholomäus, Hilmar Baumann, Gisela Bestehorn, Gertrud Brendler, Johanna Clas, Birgit Edenharter, Christine Harbort, Roland Hemmo, Peter Herden, Anita Herbst, Andrej Hoffmann, Horst Lebinsky, Ralf-Günter Krolkiewicz, Franziska Kleinert, Renée Kubsch, Walter Lendrich, Andrea Meissner, Klaus Mertens, Arnim Mühlstädt,