(Die Wildente)

Content: Consul Werle holds a reception in honour of the homecoming of his son Gregers. At the reception, Gregers meets his childhood friend, Hjalmar Ekdal, who is married to Gina, a former maid of the Werle family. Hjalmar is unaware that Werle had an affair with Gina and that their 14-year-old daughter Hedwig is not his child. Gregers moves in with the Ekdals with the intention of allowing unsuspecting Hjalmar and his family to share in the "happiness of truth". Hedwig is entirely devoted to a wild duck, which lives on a pond outside their house. When Hjalmar learns the truth about his daughter, he wants to leave his family. Gregers advises Hedwig to kill the wild duck so that her father, impressed by this sacrifice, will return home. On the following day, Hedwig's birthday, she doesn't shoot the duck, but shoots herself instead.

Countries:

Austria,

Germany

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

105 minutes

Year:

1976

Directors:

Hans W. Geißendörfer

Production companies:

Solaris Film,

Sascha-Film Produktions GmbH,

WDR

Actors:

Gregers Werle

Hjalmar Ekdal

Hedvig, seine Tochter

Gina Ekdal, seine Frau

Alter Ekdal

Crews:

Director

Costume Design

Costume Design

Production Manager

Makeup Artist