Castles and Cottages (1957)
Castles and Cottages (1957)
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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Cast

Raimund Schelcher Raimund Schelcher As: Krummer Anton
Erika Dunkelmann Erika Dunkelmann As: Marthe
Karla Runkehl Karla Runkehl As: Annegret
Erwin Geschonneck Erwin Geschonneck As: estate inspector Bröker
Harry Hindemith Harry Hindemith As: Kalle Buddenboom
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Storyline

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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Details

Genres: Drama

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 09 February 1957

Country: XG, DE

Runtime: 203m

Company Credits

Company: DEFA

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Cast

Raimund Schelcher

Raimund Schelcher

Krummer Anton

Erika Dunkelmann

Erika Dunkelmann

Marthe

Karla Runkehl

Karla Runkehl

Annegret

Erwin Geschonneck

Erwin Geschonneck

estate inspector Bröker

Harry Hindemith

Harry Hindemith

Kalle Buddenboom

Helga Göring

Helga Göring

Christel Sikura

Wilhelm Puchert

Wilhelm Puchert

Jens Voss

Angelika Hurwicz

Angelika Hurwicz

Hede

Dieter Perlwitz

Dieter Perlwitz

Klimm

Hans Finohr

Hans Finohr

old Sikura

Marga Legal

Marga Legal

Elisabeth Bröker

Lotte Loebinger

Lotte Loebinger

old Sikura

Kurt Dunkelmann

Kurt Dunkelmann

Wittig

Ekkehard Schall

Ekkehard Schall

Ekkehart

Otto Saltzmann

Otto Saltzmann

Paderski

Otto Krone

Otto Krone

Palm

Erich Franz

Erich Franz

man with leather jacket

Hans Klering

Hans Klering

Bräuning

Ulrich Thein

Ulrich Thein

agronomist

Gustav Püttjer

Gustav Püttjer

postman

Paul R. Henker

Paul R. Henker

pastor Popp

Horst Kube

Horst Kube

drunk lad

Ellen Plessow

Ellen Plessow

aunt

Traute Sense

Traute Sense

Countess von Holzendorf

Martha Beschort-Diez

Martha Beschort-Diez

Mrs. Wittig

Barbara Berg

Barbara Berg

Ute Wittig

Maria Wendt

Maria Wendt

Helene Klimm

Heinz Kögel

Heinz Kögel

Count of Holzendorf

Annelise Matschulat

Annelise Matschulat

Mrs. Palm

Hans W. Hamacher

Hans W. Hamacher

Brother-in-law of Bräuning

Ludwig Sachs

Ludwig Sachs

old farmer

Albert Zahn

Albert Zahn

Karsten

Karl Kendzia

Karl Kendzia

farmer Mallmann

Karl Brenk

Karl Brenk

farmer Kanne

Hermann Wagemann

Hermann Wagemann

Farmer Weigant

Herbert Rüdiger

Herbert Rüdiger

farmer Einsiedel

Gertrud Brendler

Gertrud Brendler

mrs. Paderski

Ditha Cullmann

Ditha Cullmann

mrs. Fritsching

Paul Pfingst

Paul Pfingst

Fritsching

Alexander Papendiek

Alexander Papendiek

soviet lieutenant

Ursula Weiss

Ursula Weiss

maid

Maria Besendahl

Maria Besendahl

Ollsch Voss

Elfriede Florin

Elfriede Florin

mrs. Heber

Jean Brahn

Jean Brahn

cook / man on the wheel of fortune

Ursula Mundt

Ursula Mundt

Magd

Jochen Thomas

Jochen Thomas

large farmer

Leonhard Ritter

Leonhard Ritter

large farmer

Liska Merbach

Liska Merbach

A Lady

Werner Senftleben

Werner Senftleben

Voigt

Karl-Heinz Weiss

Karl-Heinz Weiss

farmer

Frank Michelis

Frank Michelis

farmer

Käte Alving

Käte Alving

peasant woman

Else Sanden

Else Sanden

peasant woman

Peter A. Stiege

Peter A. Stiege

commissioner in civilian clothes

Einar List

Einar List

Annegret's boy

Ursula Blank

Ursula Blank

refugee woman

Ursula Röschmann

Ursula Röschmann

refugee woman

Waltraut Kramm

Waltraut Kramm

refugee woman

Grete Carlsohn

Grete Carlsohn

refugee woman

Hela Gruel

Hela Gruel

refugee woman

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Marianne Schmidt

Marianne Schmidt

Costume Design

Sound

Werner Klein

Werner Klein

Sound

Wilhelm Neef

Wilhelm Neef

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Otto Merz

Otto Merz

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Alfred Hirschmeier

Alfred Hirschmeier

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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