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Castles and Cottages

Castles and Cottages

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Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: German
📆 Date Released: 1957-02-09
⌚ Running Time: 203 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

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

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