Der Schimmelreiter (1978)
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...
- Date of release
- 1978-03-29
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Alfred Weidenmann
Casting
- John Phillip Law — Deichgraf Hauke Haien
- Anita Ekström — Elke Volkerts
- Gert Fröbe — Tede Volkerts, der alte Deichgraf
- Dirk Galuba — Großknecht bei Peters
- Vera Tschechowa — Vollina Harders
- Lina Carstens — Trin Jans
- Richard Lauffen — Jewe Manners
- Reinhard Kolldehoff — Jess Harders
- Werner Hinz — Amtsmann aus Husum
- Volker Bogdan — Iven Johns
- Katharina Mayberg — Ann Grete
- Jörg Pleva — Horse Seller
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Rider on the White Horse
The Rider on the White Horse is 1978 German film directed by Alfred Weidenmann.
Background
The film is the second of the three German film adaptations of The Rider on the White Horse by Theodor Storm. Weidenmann’s version is noted for its emphasis on issues of the time and its use of comparatively more fantasy features.
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