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Castles and Cottages (1957)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 3H 23M

Director : Kurt Maetzig

Synopsis

Lifelong hard work for the count makes the servant Anton a cripple. Everybody calls him Crooked Anton. When, after the end of the war, the land of the count gets divided amongst the farmers, Anton receives a piece and hopes to be able to work freely. But an old debt and intrigue keep Anton and his family from finding peace. The farmers of the village begin to discover their own power when Annegret, Anton's daughter, leaves. Is a new beginning possible for Anton? This film paints an impressive panorama of the development of a minor village in Mecklenburg from the end of the war to the uprising of 17 June 1953.

Actors

Raimund Schelcher
Raimund Schelcher
Krummer Anton
Erika Dunkelmann
Erika Dunkelmann
Marthe
Karla Runkehl
Karla Runkehl
Annegret
Erwin Geschonneck
Erwin Geschonneck
estate inspector Bröker
Harry Hindemith
Harry Hindemith
Kalle Buddenboom
Helga Göring
Helga Göring
Christel Sikura
Wilhelm Puchert
Wilhelm Puchert
Jens Voss
Angelika Hurwicz
Angelika Hurwicz
Hede
Dieter Perlwitz
Dieter Perlwitz
Klimm
Hans Finohr
Hans Finohr
old Sikura
Marga Legal
Marga Legal
Elisabeth Bröker
Lotte Loebinger
Lotte Loebinger
old Sikura
Kurt Dunkelmann
Kurt Dunkelmann
Wittig
Ekkehard Schall
Ekkehard Schall
Ekkehart
Otto Saltzmann
Otto Saltzmann
Paderski
Otto Krone
Otto Krone
Palm
Erich Franz
Erich Franz
man with leather jacket
Hans Klering
Hans Klering
Bräuning
Ulrich Thein
Ulrich Thein
agronomist
Gustav Püttjer
Gustav Püttjer
postman
Paul R. Henker
Paul R. Henker
pastor Popp
Horst Kube
Horst Kube
drunk lad
Ellen Plessow
Ellen Plessow
aunt
Traute Sense
Traute Sense
Countess von Holzendorf
Martha Beschort-Diez
Martha Beschort-Diez
Mrs. Wittig
Barbara Berg
Barbara Berg
Ute Wittig
Maria Wendt
Maria Wendt
Helene Klimm
Heinz Kögel
Heinz Kögel
Count of Holzendorf
Annelise Matschulat
Annelise Matschulat
Mrs. Palm
Hans W. Hamacher
Hans W. Hamacher
Brother-in-law of Bräuning
Ludwig Sachs
Ludwig Sachs
old farmer
Albert Zahn
Albert Zahn
Karsten
Karl Kendzia
Karl Kendzia
farmer Mallmann
Karl Brenk
Karl Brenk
farmer Kanne
Hermann Wagemann
Hermann Wagemann
Farmer Weigant
Herbert Rüdiger
Herbert Rüdiger
farmer Einsiedel
Gertrud Brendler
Gertrud Brendler
mrs. Paderski
Ditha Cullmann
Ditha Cullmann
mrs. Fritsching
Paul Pfingst
Paul Pfingst
Fritsching
Alexander Papendiek
Alexander Papendiek
soviet lieutenant
Ursula Weiss
Ursula Weiss
maid
Maria Besendahl
Maria Besendahl
Ollsch Voss
Elfriede Florin
Elfriede Florin
mrs. Heber
Jean Brahn
Jean Brahn
cook / man on the wheel of fortune
Ursula Mundt
Ursula Mundt
Magd
Jochen Thomas
Jochen Thomas
large farmer
Leonhard Ritter
Leonhard Ritter
large farmer
Liska Merbach
Liska Merbach
A Lady
Werner Senftleben
Werner Senftleben
Voigt
Karl-Heinz Weiss
Karl-Heinz Weiss
farmer
Frank Michelis
Frank Michelis
farmer
Käte Alving
Käte Alving
peasant woman
Else Sanden
Else Sanden
peasant woman
Peter A. Stiege
Peter A. Stiege
commissioner in civilian clothes
Einar List
Einar List
Annegret's boy
Ursula Blank
Ursula Blank
refugee woman
Ursula Röschmann
Ursula Röschmann
refugee woman
Waltraut Kramm
Waltraut Kramm
refugee woman
Grete Carlsohn
Grete Carlsohn
refugee woman
Hela Gruel
Hela Gruel
refugee woman

Crews

Kurt Maetzig
Kurt Maetzig
Director
Kurt Maetzig
Kurt Maetzig
Writer
Ruth Moegelin
Ruth Moegelin
Editor
Kurt Barthel
Kurt Barthel
Writer
Alfred Hirschmeier
Alfred Hirschmeier
Production Design
Marianne Schmidt
Marianne Schmidt
Costume Design
Werner Klein
Werner Klein
Sound
Wilhelm Neef
Wilhelm Neef
Original Music Composer
Otto Merz
Otto Merz
Director of Photography

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