CASTLES AND COTTAGES (1957)

Castles and Cottages
Not Rated
Castles and Cottages
Drama
February 9, 1957
German
3h 23m
Germany
DEFA

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.

Cast & Characters

Raimund Schelcher

Krummer Anton

Erwin Geschonneck

estate inspector Bröker

Harry Hindemith

Kalle Buddenboom

Helga Göring

Christel Sikura

Hans Finohr

old Sikura

Marga Legal

Elisabeth Bröker

Lotte Loebinger

old Sikura

Erich Franz

man with leather jacket

Hans Klering

Bräuning

Ulrich Thein

agronomist

Paul R. Henker

pastor Popp

Horst Kube

drunk lad

Traute Sense

Countess von Holzendorf

Crew

Kurt Maetzig

Director

Wilhelm Neef

Original Music Composer

Otto Merz

Director of Photography

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