Castles and Cottages (1957)
Drama
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.
Cast
Krummer Anton
Marthe
Elisabeth Bröker
old Sikura
Wittig
Ekkehart
Paderski
Palm
man with leather jacket
Bräuning
agronomist
postman
Annegret
pastor Popp
drunk lad
aunt
Countess von Holzendorf
Mrs. Wittig
Ute Wittig
Helene Klimm
Count of Holzendorf
Mrs. Palm
Brother-in-law of Bräuning
estate inspector Bröker
old farmer
Karsten
farmer Mallmann
farmer Kanne
Farmer Weigant
farmer Einsiedel
mrs. Paderski
mrs. Fritsching
Fritsching
soviet lieutenant
Kalle Buddenboom
maid
Ollsch Voss
mrs. Heber
cook / man on the wheel of fortune
Magd
large farmer
large farmer
A Lady
Voigt
farmer
Christel Sikura
farmer
peasant woman
peasant woman
commissioner in civilian clothes
Annegret's boy
refugee woman
refugee woman
refugee woman
refugee woman
refugee woman
Jens Voss
Hede
Klimm
old Sikura
Crew
Director
Writer
Editor
Writer
Production Design
Costume Design
Sound
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography