Bahnwärter Thiel (1982)
The film tells the tragic fate of railroad guard Thiel at the end of the 19th century. Thiel, who spends his days in the dull, monotonous fulfillment of his duties, has lost his gentle, quiet wife Minna. He remarries out of concern for his young son Tobias. His second wife Lene, with whom he also has a child, is superior to him in vitality and has a rough passion. He discovers that his child from his first marriage is being discriminated against and tormented by her - Thiel withdraws more and more into himself and becomes lonely. When Tobias is killed in an accident, he blames Lene, and disaster is inevitable...
Director:
Hans-Joachim Kasprzik
Writers:
Klaus Jörn, Hans-Joachim Kasprzik.
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Martin Trettau as Bahnwärter Thiel |
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Walfriede Schmitt as Lene |
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Blanche Kommerell as Minna |
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Rolf Hoppe as Pfarrer |
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Willi Schrade as Zugführer |
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Walter Lendrich as Bahnwärter |
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Walter Niklaus as Narrator (voice) |
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Joachim Pape as |
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Andreas Albert as |
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Gerd Staiger as |
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Roland Kuchenbuch as |
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Roman-Eckhard Galonska as |
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Willi Neuenhahn as |
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Horst Papke as |
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Werner Pfeifer as |
| Directing | Hans-Joachim Kasprzik | Director |
| Writing | Klaus Jörn | Screenplay |
| Camera | Horst Hardt | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ursula Rudzki | Editor |
| Sound | Karl-Ernst Sasse | Music |
| Art | Gerhard Helwig | Production Design |
| Art | Klaus-Dieter Pohle | Property Master |
| Art | Herbert Gebuhr | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Klaus Becker | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Kiecker | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Waltraud Becker | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hans Linke | Costume Design |
| Production | Heinz Walter | Production Manager |
| Sound | Christfried Sobczyk | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Hans-Joachim Kreinbrink | Sound |
| Writing | Gerhart Hauptmann | Short Story |
| Writing | Hans-Joachim Kasprzik | Screenplay |