The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
In the late 1950s, the collectivization of agriculture is in full swing in the East German village of Willshagen on the German-German border. Those in charge have to face many obstacles, especially from a large-scale farmer who is unwilling to join the co-op. All of a sudden, mysterious men in a fancy car appear in the village and show an interest in the rundown manor house. Gossip spreads quickly, and some villagers think there will be a re-parceling of properties and a land swap with West Germany. They assume everything will go back to how it used to be and even expect the count to return to his manor. In preparation, the situation in the village escalates at a fevered pitch.
Ratings
TMDB9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Gerhard KlingenbergDirector
- Gerhard KlingenbergWriter
- Hedda ZinnerWriter
Cast
- Willi NarlochMittelbauer Gepfert
- Gerd EhlersGroßbauer Dahlke
- Heinz FrölichElias Ebermayer
- Trude BechmannAlte Drögern
- Hanns Anselm PertenGroßbauer Schäfer
- Fritz HofbauerGroßbauer Biegel
- Heinz ScholzBriefträger Mielsche
- Adolf Peter HoffmannBauer Mirek
- Horst LommatzschWirt Gustav
- Georg Peter-PilzBürgermeister
- Ernst KahlerParteisekretär Kramer
- Peter Paul GoesLPG-Vorsitzender Scharte
Themes
farmcollectivization