Der Schimmelreiter

Name: Der Schimmelreiter
Director: Alfred Weidenmann
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-03-29
Duration: 96 min
Cast: John Phillip Law, Anita Ekström, Gert Fröbe, Dirk Galuba, Vera Tschechowa

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1978 · 96 min · Drama · TMDB 8.0/10

Overview

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...

Directed by Alfred Weidenmann

Cast

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