Castles and Cottages

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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

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    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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    1957-02-09

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