Castles and Cottages (1957)
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.
Director: Kurt Maetzig
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Raimund Schelcher as Krummer Anton |
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Erika Dunkelmann as Marthe |
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Karla Runkehl as Annegret |
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Erwin Geschonneck as estate inspector Bröker |
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Harry Hindemith as Kalle Buddenboom |
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Helga Göring as Christel Sikura |
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Wilhelm Puchert as Jens Voss |
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Angelika Hurwicz as Hede |
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Dieter Perlwitz as Klimm |
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Hans Finohr as old Sikura |
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Marga Legal as Elisabeth Bröker |
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Lotte Loebinger as old Sikura |
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Kurt Dunkelmann as Wittig |
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Ekkehard Schall as Ekkehart |
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Otto Saltzmann as Paderski |
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Otto Krone as Palm |
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Erich Franz as man with leather jacket |
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Hans Klering as Bräuning |
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Ulrich Thein as agronomist |
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Gustav Püttjer as postman |
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Paul R. Henker as pastor Popp |
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Horst Kube as drunk lad |
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Ellen Plessow as aunt |
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Traute Sense as Countess von Holzendorf |
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Martha Beschort-Diez as Mrs. Wittig |
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Barbara Berg as Ute Wittig |
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Maria Wendt as Helene Klimm |
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Heinz Kögel as Count of Holzendorf |
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Annelise Matschulat as Mrs. Palm |
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Hans W. Hamacher as Brother-in-law of Bräuning |
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Ludwig Sachs as old farmer |
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Albert Zahn as Karsten |
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Karl Kendzia as farmer Mallmann |
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Karl Brenk as farmer Kanne |
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Hermann Wagemann as Farmer Weigant |
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Herbert Rüdiger as farmer Einsiedel |
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Gertrud Brendler as mrs. Paderski |
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Ditha Cullmann as mrs. Fritsching |
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Paul Pfingst as Fritsching |
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Alexander Papendiek as soviet lieutenant |
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Ursula Weiss as maid |
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Maria Besendahl as Ollsch Voss |
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Elfriede Florin as mrs. Heber |
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Jean Brahn as cook / man on the wheel of fortune |
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Ursula Mundt as Magd |
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Jochen Thomas as large farmer |
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Leonhard Ritter as large farmer |
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Liska Merbach as A Lady |
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Werner Senftleben as Voigt |
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Karl-Heinz Weiss as farmer |
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Frank Michelis as farmer |
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Käte Alving as peasant woman |
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Else Sanden as peasant woman |
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Peter A. Stiege as commissioner in civilian clothes |
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Einar List as Annegret's boy |
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Ursula Blank as refugee woman |
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Ursula Röschmann as refugee woman |
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Waltraut Kramm as refugee woman |
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Grete Carlsohn as refugee woman |
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Hela Gruel as refugee woman |
| Directing | Kurt Maetzig | Director |
| Camera | Otto Merz | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Wilhelm Neef | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Ruth Moegelin | Editor |
| Writing | Kurt Maetzig | Writer |
| Writing | Kurt Barthel | Writer |
| Sound | Werner Klein | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marianne Schmidt | Costume Design |
| Art | Alfred Hirschmeier | Production Design |
