06 Nov 1999
Warten ist der Tod
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Castles and Cottages
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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Raimund Schelcher Krummer Anton
Erika Dunkelmann Marthe
Karla Runkehl Annegret
Erwin Geschonneck estate inspector Bröker
Harry Hindemith Kalle Buddenboom
Helga Göring Christel Sikura
Wilhelm Puchert Jens Voss
Angelika Hurwicz Hede
Dieter Perlwitz Klimm
Hans Finohr old Sikura
Marga Legal Elisabeth Bröker
Lotte Loebinger old Sikura
Kurt Dunkelmann Wittig
Ekkehard Schall Ekkehart
Otto Saltzmann Paderski
Otto Krone Palm
Erich Franz man with leather jacket
Hans Klering Bräuning
Ulrich Thein agronomist
Gustav Püttjer postman
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