The Perjured Farmer (1956)

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Country: West Germany
Genres: Drama
Release: 1956-10-19
Director: Rudolf Jugert , Edgar G. Ulmer
Writers: Erna Fentsch , Ludwig Anzengruber
Language: German
Stars: Heidemarie Hatheyer , Carl Wery , Christiane Hörbiger , Hans von Borsody , Robert Freitag , Heino Hallhuber , Joseph Offenbach , Bobby Todd , Wolfgang Völz , Hans Hermann Schaufuß
Runtime: 104 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Perjured Farmer , Bonden på storgården (På kant med loven) (Denmark) , Das Tal der Sünde , Die Sünderin vom Fernerhof , The Perjurer , Der Meineidbauer , Клятвопреступник , Der Meineidbauer
Plot: After his step brother Jacob dies in an accident, farmer Matthias Ferner learns from Paula, Jacob's spouse of many years, that she and her two children will inherit the whole farm. She takes over command immediately, failing to realize that he must feel like her servant. So he searches and destroys his brother's will and even swears a perjury in court - but there's a witness he didn't count in.
IMDB:tt0049495