Castles and Cottages
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.
Release Date
February 9, 1957Runtime
203 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Kurt MaetzigWritten by
Kurt Maetzig, Kurt BarthelLanguage
GermanBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Raimund Schelcher
Krummer Anton
Erika Dunkelmann
Marthe
Karla Runkehl
Annegret
Erwin Geschonneck
estate inspector Bröker
Harry Hindemith
Kalle Buddenboom
Helga Göring
Christel Sikura
Dieter Perlwitz
Klimm
Marga Legal
Elisabeth Bröker
Lotte Loebinger
old Sikura
Erich Franz
man with leather jacket
Hans Klering
Bräuning
Ulrich Thein
agronomist
Gustav Püttjer
postman
Paul R. Henker
pastor Popp
Horst Kube
drunk lad
Ellen Plessow
aunt
Traute Sense
Countess von Holzendorf
Karl Kendzia
farmer Mallmann
Karl Brenk
farmer Kanne
Gertrud Brendler
mrs. Paderski
Paul Pfingst
Fritsching
Alexander Papendiek
soviet lieutenant
Maria Besendahl
Ollsch Voss
Elfriede Florin
mrs. Heber
Jochen Thomas
large farmer
Leonhard Ritter
large farmer
Werner Senftleben
Voigt
Waltraut Kramm
refugee woman
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