(Der Schimmelreiter)

Content: After the death of his father, the ambitious farmhand Hauke Haien works his way up to become the successor to the old dyke count, whose daughter Elke he marries. He develops plans for the construction of a new dyke to provide better protection against storm surges, but encounters resistance and inertia from the villagers, who superstitiously suspect him of being in league with the devil. As a heavy storm approaches, he chases towards the floods with his white horse...

Countries:

Germany

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

96 minutes

Year:

1978

Directors:

Alfred Weidenmann

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Production companies:

ZDF,

Schimmelreiter Albis Film,

Studio Film

Actors:

Deichgraf Hauke Haien

Elke Volkerts

Tede Volkerts, der alte Deichgraf

Großknecht bei Peters

Vollina Harders

Crews:

Director

Screenplay

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Novel