Mich dürstet

Overview

Spain 1936: Despite the victory of the Popular Front, nothing has changed for the peasants; the grandees continue to oppress them. The poor peasant son Pablo fights back and encourages the others to demand their rights. The grandees flee. Students from Madrid arrive and help the rural population to democratize. Pablo falls in love with Magdalena and learns to read and write from her. When Franco begins his bloody attack on the young republic, they defend the village together. When Magdalena dies in a bombing raid by German planes, Pablo begins to hate the Germans. However, fighting together with the International Brigades, he realizes that there are other Germans too, and that they share a common enemy.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 19, 1956

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Siegfried Hömke,Karl Schnog,Johannes Knittel,Curt Paulus,Karl Block,Horst Preusker,Gert Beinemann,Harry Hindemith,Harald Grünert,Else Korénand 32 more

Director

Karl Paryla

Writer

Karl Paryla,Walter Gorrish

Cinematography

Otto Merz

Music

Eberhard Schmidt

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0189731