Am Ende der Welt (1975)
In May 1945, returning soldier Michael Duda finds his hometown Weißenthal unoccupied. He meets escaped camp prisoner Arno Laube, who leads the town’s ad hoc move toward democracy and improbably appoints 19-year-old Michael as mayor. Tasked with refugees, shortages, and rogue soldiers, Michael must prove himself in a fractured No Man’s Land.
Director: Hans Kratzert
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Peter Friedrichson as Michael Duda |
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Peter Aust as Arno Laube |
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Elke Münch as Susanne |
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Rosemarie Deibel as Dudas Mutter |
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Ilona Brömmer-Weiß as Marianne |
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Bruno Carstens as Bruno |
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Fred Delmare as Fritz |
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Volkmar Kleinert as Horst |
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Christoph Beyertt as Herrmann |
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Wolfgang Greese as Fabrikant Herzberger |
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Werner Dissel as Amtsdiener Göpel |
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Herwart Grosse as Lehrer Petzold |
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Karla Runkehl as |
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Ruth Kommerell as |
| Directing | Hans Kratzert | Director |
| Writing | Günter Mehnert | Writer |
| Editing | Hildegard Conrad | Editor |
| Sound | Karl-Ernst Sasse | Music |
| Camera | Wolfgang Braumann | Director of Photography |