Die Judenbuche (1980)
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff tells her friend Levin Schücking about her recently completed story Die Judenbuche and begins by reading from the manuscript. The protagonist of the actual story is Friedrich Mergel, whose father Hermann Mergel has a fatal accident under a beech tree on a stormy night while returning from a wedding abroad. Friedrich, who earns his living as a cowherd, is adopted by his uncle Simon, who uses him for his obscure business.
Director: Rainer Horbelt
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Barbara Morawiecz as Margaret Mergel |
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Roland Teubner as Friedrich Mergel |
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Eberhard Feik as Simon Semmler |
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Franz Rudnick as Freiherr von Haxthausen |
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Fritz Lichtenhahn as Kapp |
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Joachim Tennstedt as Johannes Niemand |
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Harry Raymon as Aaron |
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Diether Krebs as Brandis |
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Josef Tratnik as Hülsmeyer |
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Christiane Lemm as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff |
| Directing | Rainer Horbelt | Director |
| Writing | Annette von Droste-Hülshoff | Novel |
| Camera | Walter A. Franke | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jürgen Ulrich | Music |
| Sound | Wolfgang Kapst | Sound |
| Art | Hans-Peter Sandmeier | Production Design |
| Lighting | Peter Hummel | Lighting Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karin Otto | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gesina Seldte | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inge Proeller | Wardrobe Master |
| Editing | Walter A. Franke | Editor |
| Writing | Rainer Horbelt | Teleplay |