Castles and Cottages (1957) — drama film. Directed by Kurt Maetzig. Starring Raimund Schelcher, Erika Dunkelmann, Karla Runkehl, Erwin Geschonneck. This page maps 2 characters and 1 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A multi-generational saga tracing rural transformation from feudal servitude to socialist collectivization.
Drama · 8/10 · 203 min · 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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