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Die Judenbuche

30% | Jan 01, 1980 | Drama, TV Movie

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff tells her friend Levin Schücking about her recently completed story Die Judenbuche and begins by reading from the manuscript. The protagonist of the actual story is Friedrich Mergel, whose father Hermann Mergel has a fatal accident under a beech tree on a stormy night while returning from a wedding abroad. Friedrich, who earns his living as a cowherd, is adopted by his uncle Simon, who uses him for his obscure business.

Featured Crew

Rainer Horbelt
Director
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
Novel

Cast

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Barbara Morawiecz
Margaret Mergel
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Roland Teubner
Friedrich Mergel
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Eberhard Feik
Simon Semmler
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Franz Rudnick
Freiherr von Haxthausen

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