Der Richter von Zalamea

Overview

Historical drama set during the reign of Philip II of Spain. The royal troops have taken up quarters in the village of Zalamea. Captain Don Alvaro is staying with the farmer Pedro Crespo. His daughter Isabel behaves very coldly and dismissively toward the captain, which irritates him. Finally, he takes her by force and humiliates her father. The captain is put on trial in the village. Pedro is appointed judge and, despite all the threats from General de Lope, sentences the captain to death. De Lope then wants to deny him his judicial authority. Surprisingly, King Philip II appears in the village and confirms the harsh sentence, but wants to pardon the offender. However, the sentence has already been carried out.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 19, 1956

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Annegret Golding,Hans-Joachim Büttner,Wolfgang Bachmann,Walter Schramm,Raimund Schelcher,Günther Ballier,Rolf Ludwig,Rüdiger Renn,Gudrun Schmidt,Wolf von Beneckendorffand 3 more

Director

Martin Hellberg

Writer

Pedro Calderón de la Barca,Martin Hellberg

Cinematography

Götz Neumann

Music

Wilhelm Neef

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0230696