Castles and Cottages
1957 · 203 min
Drama
★ 8.0Lifelong 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.
Crew
- Director Kurt Maetzig
- Writer Kurt Maetzig
- Writer Kurt Barthel
- Director of Photography Otto Merz
Cast
Raimund Schelcher
Krummer Anton
Erika Dunkelmann
Marthe
Karla Runkehl
Annegret
Erwin Geschonneck
estate inspector Bröker
Harry Hindemith
Kalle Buddenboom
Helga Göring
Christel Sikura
- W
Wilhelm Puchert
Jens Voss
- A
Angelika Hurwicz
Hede
Dieter Perlwitz
Klimm
- H
Hans Finohr
old Sikura
Marga Legal
Elisabeth Bröker
Lotte Loebinger
old Sikura
Crew
- Director — Kurt Maetzig
- Writer — Kurt Maetzig
- Writer — Kurt Barthel
- Director of Photography — Otto Merz
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