West Germany's entry in the 1957 Cannes Film Festival was this cinemadaptation of the Gerhardt Hauptman play Rose Bernd. The title character, played by Maria Schell, is a servant girl on a remote farm. Sexually assaulted by both her employer and a coworker, Rose later bears a child, who die soon afterward. After nearly two hours of unrelieved misery, Rose finally finds happiness in the arms of a longtime admirer (where has he been for the past 12 reels?) Rose Bernd (aka The Sins of Rose Bernd) received a smattering of American showings thanks to the drawing power of star Maria Schell.
| Directing | Wolfgang Staudte | Director |
| Writing | Gerhart Hauptmann | Writer |
| Writing | Walter Ulbrich | Writer |
| Production | Hans Abich | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gottfried Wegeleben | Producer |
| Sound | Herbert Windt | Music |
| Camera | Klaus von Rautenfeld | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lilian Seng | Editor |
| Art | Hans Berthel | Production Design |
| Art | Robert Stratil | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lilo Hagen | Costume Design |