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The Fair (1960)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Wolfgang Staudte

Synopsis

In 1959, in a small German village, the annual fair is set up. When a carousel is fixed firmly in the ground, a fair worker discovers a skeleton, a steel helmet, and a machine gun. The skeleton belongs to Robert Mertens, a plain soldier, who deserted in 1944 und flew to his home village. But when he arrived, no one wanted to help him, neither his former friends nor the minister, or even his own parents.

Actors

Juliette Mayniel
Juliette Mayniel
Annette
Götz George
Götz George
Robert Mertens
Hans Mahnke
Hans Mahnke
Paul Mertens
Wolfgang Reichmann
Wolfgang Reichmann
Georg Höchert
Manja Behrens
Manja Behrens
Martha Mertens
Fritz Schmiedel
Fritz Schmiedel
Priest
Erica Schramm
Erica Schramm
Eva Schumann
Elisabeth Goebel
Elisabeth Goebel
Benno Hoffmann
Benno Hoffmann
Irmgard Kleber
Irmgard Kleber
Hansi Jochmann
Hansi Jochmann
Erika
Rudolf Birkemeyer
Rudolf Birkemeyer
Raidar Müller-Elmau
Raidar Müller-Elmau
Horst Niendorf
Horst Niendorf

Crews

Wolfgang Staudte
Wolfgang Staudte
Director
Wolfgang Staudte
Wolfgang Staudte
Writer
Lilian Seng
Lilian Seng
Editor
Claus Hubalek
Claus Hubalek
Story
Harald Braun
Harald Braun
Producer
Helmut Käutner
Helmut Käutner
Producer
Wolfgang Staudte
Wolfgang Staudte
Producer
Werner Pohl
Werner Pohl
Music
Georg Krause
Georg Krause
Director of Photography

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