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Castles and Cottages

Castles and Cottages

1957•3h 23m•8.0/10
Drama

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8.0/10(1)

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.

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Production

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

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

Jens Voss

Angelika Hurwicz

Hede

Dieter Perlwitz

Dieter Perlwitz

Klimm

Hans Finohr

old Sikura

Marga Legal

Marga Legal

Elisabeth Bröker

Lotte Loebinger

Lotte Loebinger

old Sikura

Kurt Dunkelmann

Wittig

Ekkehard Schall

Ekkehart

Otto Saltzmann

Paderski

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

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