Long ago, as a young man, the Alpine herdsman Christomanus left his village to seek his fortune elsewhere. Now he returns as a qualified and respected engineer. He stops at the inn “Zum Weißen Hirsch,” run by his old childhood friend Louis, and finds shelter there.
Luis Trenker
Christomanus
Betty Bird
Pia
Long ago, as a young man, the Alpine herdsman Christomanus left his village to seek his fortune elsewhere. Now he returns as a qualified and respected engineer. He stops at the inn “Zum Weißen Hirsch,” run by his old childhood friend Louis, and finds shelter there.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
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