Gewitter im Mai (1938)
Poldi Sonnleitner had actually wanted to trade the local mountains for the vastness of the open sea. That’s why he had become a sailor. But during a visit home, everything suddenly changes for him, because all he wants is to stay with his girlfriend Dorle, the grocer’s daughter. When he learns that she has long been promised to the village blacksmith Domini—once Poldi’s best friend—he sets out on a life-threatening mountain trek in a fit of rage. As fate would have it, only his friend Domini can save him.
Director: Hans Deppe
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Viktor Staal as Poldi Sonnleitner |
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Hansi Knoteck as Dorle Weber |
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Ludwig Schmid-Wildy as Domini, Dorfschmied |
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Anny Seitz as Vroni |
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Hermine Ziegler as Dorles Mutter |
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Rolf Pinegger as Poldis Vater |
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Thea Aichbichler as Poldis Mutter |
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Viktor Gehring as Bürgermeister |
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Josef Eichheim as Gemeindediener Xaver |
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Willi Schur as Schiffskoch |
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| Directing | Hans Deppe | Director |
| Writing | Ludwig Ganghofer | Screenstory |
| Writing | Anton Graf Bossi-Fedrigotti | Writer |
| Sound | Hans Ebert | Music |