John Glückstadt

John Glückstadt (1975)

Drama

Adapted from the novel Die Döppelgänger by Theodor Storm, this black-and-white drama tells the tragic story of a war veteran who, in 1860, returns to his home in Schleswig Holstein after serving a term for robbery. There he finds nothing but hardship and rejection, save from the town's mayor and a young servant girl, whom he marries. Ridiculed and abused, with practically no work, he turns to drink and one night accidentally kills his wife. The child of their marriage is taken away from him, and at this point he is left with the options of becoming a robber, starving to death, or emigrating.

Director: Ulf Miehe

Casts

	Dieter Laser as John Hansen, genannt 'John Glückstadt'
	Marie-Christine Barrault as Hanna Hansen
	Tilo Prückner as Michel
	Uwe Dallmeier as Gendarm Lorenzen
	Fritz Hollenbeck as
	Tilli Breidenbach as Mariken

Crew