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John Glückstadt

Adapted from the novel Die Döppelgänger by Theodor Storm, this black-and-white drama tells the tragic story of a war veteran who, in 1860, returns to his home in Schleswig Holstein after serving a term for robbery. There he finds nothing but hardship and rejection, save from the town's mayor and a young servant girl, whom he marries. Ridiculed and abused, with practically no work, he turns to drink and one night accidentally kills his wife. The child of their marriage is taken away from him, and at this point he is left with the options of becoming a robber, starving to death, or emigrating.

Top Cast

  • Dieter Laser

    Dieter Laser

    John Hansen, genannt 'John Glückstadt'

  • Marie-Christine Barrault

    Marie-Christine Barrault

    Hanna Hansen

  • Tilo Prückner

    Tilo Prückner

    Michel

  • Uwe Dallmeier

    Uwe Dallmeier

    Gendarm Lorenzen

  • Fritz Hollenbeck

    Fritz Hollenbeck

  • Tilli Breidenbach

    Tilli Breidenbach

    Mariken

Overview

Adapted from the novel Die Döppelgänger by Theodor Storm, this black-and-white drama tells the tragic story of a war veteran who, in 1860, returns to his home in Schleswig Holstein after serving a term for robbery. There he finds nothing but hardship and rejection, save from the town's mayor and a young servant girl, whom he marries. Ridiculed and abused, with practically no work, he turns to drink and one night accidentally kills his wife. The child of their marriage is taken away from him, and at this point he is left with the options of becoming a robber, starving to death, or emigrating.

Rating

6.7 / 10
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