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
Elisabeth Bröker
man with leather jacket
Bräuning
agronomist
pastor Popp
drunk lad
Countess von Holzendorf
Ute Wittig
Helene Klimm
Count of Holzendorf
Brother-in-law of Bräuning
estate inspector Bröker
old farmer
farmer Mallmann
farmer Kanne
Farmer Weigant
farmer Einsiedel
mrs. Paderski
mrs. Fritsching
Fritsching
soviet lieutenant
Kalle Buddenboom
Ollsch Voss
cook / man on the wheel of fortune
large farmer
large farmer
Christel Sikura
peasant woman
peasant woman
commissioner in civilian clothes
Annegret's boy
refugee woman
refugee woman
refugee woman
refugee woman
refugee woman
old Sikura

Crew

Production Design
Costume Design
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography