Der Schimmelreiter

Overview

This film, based on a story by Theodor Storm, revolves around the young Hauke Haien, who lives near the sea and improves the safety of the inhabitants with his new ideas for building dykes. However, his new methods and his rejection of conservative traditions, such as the "sacrifice" of a living creature when building a dyke, are not welcomed by the local population, which leads to him meeting with great rejection and ultimately even becoming his undoing.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 12, 1985

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany, Germany, Poland

Production

TVP,Telewizja Polska,Fernsehen der DDR

Cast

Stefan Szmidt,Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak,Jolanta Grusznic,Heinz Berlau,Hansjürgen Hürrig,Käthe Reichel,Fred Düren,Andrzej Pieczyński,Karl Sturm,Inge Hesse-Petersand 7 more

Director

Klaus Gendries

Writer

Gerhard Rentzsch,Theodor Storm

Cinematography

Jerzy Stawicki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0088053