Bearskin (1986)
The war is over and soldier Christoffel has no prospects for the future and no money. He doesn't know what to do, so he meets the devil. He offers him a pact: Christoffel's pockets are always full of money, but he is not allowed to wash, cut his hair or nails for seven years and he is not allowed to sleep in a bed. If he doesn't keep to all these things, he will be forever devoted to the devil. Christoffel accepts the condition. Relieved of his worries about the future, Christoffel sets off. However, he soon becomes lonely. Society avoids him; he is dirty, unkempt and smelly. He only finds a place to stay in prison. He pays off the debts of a goldsmith, which wins him the heart of Katarina, the goldsmith's daughter. However, Christoffel is aware of his appearance and leaves her. After seven years, he is finally cleansed by the devil himself and returns to her as a well-groomed man.
Director: Walter Beck
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Jens-Uwe Bogadtke as Christoffel |
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Jürgen Trott as Nico |
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Janina Hartwig as Katarina |
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Klaus Mertens as Vogt |
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Fred Delmare as Gustav |
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Marina Krogull as Susanne |
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Horst Papke as Zweiter Gast |
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Leon Niemczyk as Niklaus |
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Günter Rüger as Wendel |
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Helmut Schreiber as Kasimir |
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Manfred Heine as |
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Hans Teuscher as |
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Heidemarie Wenzel as |
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Dieter Wien as |
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Gerhard Vogt as |
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Pedro Hebenstreit as |
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Franziska Glöss-Ebermann as |
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Klaus-Peter Thiele as |
| Camera | Günter Heimann | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Walter Beck | Director |
| Writing | Walter Beck | Writer |
| Writing | Eva Görsch | Writer |
| Writing | Jacob Grimm | Story |
| Writing | Wilhelm Grimm | Story |
| Editing | Ilse Peters | Editor |
| Sound | Günther Fischer | Original Music Composer |
