Unterm Birnbaum (1973)
Unterm Birnbaum (1973)
Abel Hradscheck, the owner of an inn in the Oderbruch country, faces financial ruin. For this state of affairs, Ursula, his wife and former actress, is by no means free of blame. She is a "newcomer" to the area and even after eleven years in the area, still a "stranger". A Cracow company announces that a money-collector is on his way to the innkeeper. Mr. Szulski arrives and the debts are settled - with money supposedly stemming from an inheritance. The next day, Szulski departs but according to the maid and the stable-boy, behaves in a very strange manner. Soon afterwards, his carriage is discovered in the Oder River, but there is no trace of the drowned man. Hradscheck's neighbor starts casting suspicion on the innkeeper. The Counselor of Justice, who heads the investigations has the spot under the pear tree dug out. A dead body is exhumed...

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Cast

Angelica Domröse Angelica Domröse As: Ursula Hradschek
Erik S. Klein Erik S. Klein As: Abel Hradschek
Agnes Kraus Agnes Kraus As: Mutter Jeschken
Norbert Christian Norbert Christian As: Pfarrer Eccelius
Manfred Karge Manfred Karge As: Bauer Kunicke
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Storyline

Abel Hradscheck, the owner of an inn in the Oderbruch country, faces financial ruin. For this state of affairs, Ursula, his wife and former actress, is by no means free of blame. She is a "newcomer" to the area and even after eleven years in the area, still a "stranger". A Cracow company announces that a money-collector is on his way to the innkeeper. Mr. Szulski arrives and the debts are settled - with money supposedly stemming from an inheritance. The next day, Szulski departs but according to the maid and the stable-boy, behaves in a very strange manner. Soon afterwards, his carriage is discovered in the Oder River, but there is no trace of the drowned man. Hradscheck's neighbor starts casting suspicion on the innkeeper. The Counselor of Justice, who heads the investigations has the spot under the pear tree dug out. A dead body is exhumed...


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Details

Genres: Crime, Drama

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 16 November 1973

Country: XG, DE

Runtime: 90m

Company Credits

Company: DEFA

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Cast

Directed By

Ralf Kirsten

Ralf Kirsten

Director

Egon Schlegel

Egon Schlegel

Assistant Director

Marie-Luise Krause

Marie-Luise Krause

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Inge Kistner

Inge Kistner

Costume Design

Frank Zucholowsky

Frank Zucholowsky

Makeup Artist

Peter Kuhnert

Peter Kuhnert

Makeup Artist

Brigitte Welzel

Brigitte Welzel

Makeup Artist

Sound

André Asriel

André Asriel

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Wolfgang Braumann

Wolfgang Braumann

Director of Photography

Dieter Lück

Dieter Lück

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Jochen Keller

Jochen Keller

Production Design

Georg Kranz

Georg Kranz

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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