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Secret of the Midwife

Secret of the Midwife

2016•2h 57m•6.7/10
HistoryTV MovieDrama

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6.7/10(6)

Marthe is a girl with a special gift: she can cure illnesses. But the time she lives in is marked by superstition and godliness. When Marthe can not help the burgrave's wife from her village, the girl has to flee. Your path crosses that of Ritter Christian, who moves eastward into the Mark Meissen with a group of Frankish settlers. In the Middle Ages an unimaginably long and arduous way. Christian has a hard time avoiding the fascination of Marthe, but their diverse backgrounds make a relationship impossible and the settlers are afraid of the weird girl.

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Production

Lotus-Film, Bavaria Pictures, Wilma Film

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ruby O. Fee

Ruby O. Fee

Marthe

Steve Windolf

Steve Windolf

Christian

Susanne Wuest

Susanne Wuest

Hedwig

Franz Xaver Kroetz

Otto von Wettin

Sabin Tambrea

Sabin Tambrea

Randolf

Adrian Moore

Adrian Moore

Lukas

Charleen Deetz

Charleen Deetz

Ilja Roßbander

Ilja Roßbander

Jonas

Krista Stadler

Krista Stadler

Grete

Mercedes Echerer

Mercedes Echerer

Griseldis

Martin Leutgeb

Martin Leutgeb

Hildebrand

Dirk Borchardt

Dirk Borchardt

Arnulf

Michael Fuith

Michael Fuith

Harry Lampl

Harry Lampl

Tim Breyvogel

Mirko Roggenbock

Mirko Roggenbock

Veronika Glatzner

Veronika Glatzner

Marie Theres Relin

Marie Theres Relin

Schwester Agnes

Heinz Trixner

Elias Esser

Dietrich

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