Castles and Cottages (1957)

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Country: East Germany
Genres: N/A
Release: 1957-02-09
Director: Kurt Maetzig
Writers: Kurt Barthel , Willi Brückner , Kurt Maetzig
Language: German
Stars: Raimund Schelcher , Erika Dunkelmann , Karla Runkehl , Erwin Geschonneck , Harry Hindemith , Angelika Hurwicz , Dieter Perlwitz , Helga Göring , Hans Finohr , Kurt Dunkelmann
Runtime: 204 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Schlösser und Katen , Castles and Cottages (United States of America) , Schlösser und Katen , Дворцы и хижины
Plot: Lifelong hard work for the count makes the servant Anton a cripple. Everybody calls him Crooked Anton. When, after the end of the war, the land of the count gets divided amongst the farmers, Anton receives a piece and hopes to be able to work freely. But an old debt and intrigue keep Anton and his family from finding peace. The farmers of the village begin to discover their own power when Annegret, Anton's daughter, leaves. Is a new beginning possible for Anton? This film paints an impressive panorama of the development of a minor village in Mecklenburg from the end of the war to the uprising of 17 June 1953.
IMDB:tt0049724