Unterm Birnbaum (1973)
Overview
Abel Hradscheck, the owner of an inn in the Oderbruch country, faces financial ruin. For this state of affairs, Ursula, his wife and former actress, is by no means free of blame. She is a "newcomer" to the area and even after eleven years in the area, still a "stranger". A Cracow company announces that a money-collector is on his way to the innkeeper. Mr. Szulski arrives and the debts are settled - with money supposedly stemming from an inheritance. The next day, Szulski departs but according to the maid and the stable-boy, behaves in a very strange manner. Soon afterwards, his carriage is discovered in the Oder River, but there is no trace of the drowned man. Hradscheck's neighbor starts casting suspicion on the innkeeper. The Counselor of Justice, who heads the investigations has the spot under the pear tree dug out. A dead body is exhumed...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.556 |
Directed By
Ralf Kirsten
Crew
Ursula Zweig
Werner Beck
Wolfgang Braumann
Ralf Kirsten
André Asriel
Inge Kistner
Ralf Kirsten
Egon Schlegel
Dieter Lück
Jochen Keller
Frank Zucholowsky
Georg Kranz
Marie-Luise Krause
Brigitte Welzel
Theodor Fontane
Brigitte Kirsten
Peter Kuhnert
TOP CAST
Angelica Domröse
Ursula Hradschek
Erik S. Klein
Abel Hradschek
Agnes Kraus
Mutter Jeschken
Norbert Christian
Pfarrer Eccelius
Manfred Karge
Bauer Kunicke
Günter Junghans
Bauer Mietzel
Gert Gütschow
Müller Quass
Heinz Scholz
Dorfschulze Woytasch
Hannjo Hasse
Justizrat Vowinkel
Jürgen Frohriep
Gendarm Geelhaar
Peter Aust
Georg
Karla Runkehl
Male
Jürgen Holtz
Jakob
Matthias Günther
Ede
Angelika Waller
Frau Mietzel
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