In 1959, in a small German village, the annual fair is set up. When a carousel is fixed firmly in the ground, a fair worker discovers a skeleton, a steel helmet, and a machine gun. The skeleton belongs to Robert Mertens, a plain soldier, who deserted in 1944 und flew to his home village. But when he arrived, no one wanted to help him, neither his former friends nor the minister, or even his own parents.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Freie Film Produktion GmbH & Co., Hamburg
Keywords
- post world war ii
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Top Cast
Juliette Mayniel as Annette
Götz George as Robert Mertens
Hans Mahnke as Paul Mertens
Wolfgang Reichmann as Georg Höchert
Manja Behrens as Martha Mertens
Fritz Schmiedel as Priest
Erica Schramm as Eva Schumann
Top Crew
Wolfgang Staudte · Director, Writer
Claus Hubalek · Story
Georg Krause · Cinematographer
Lilian Seng · Editor
Harald Braun · Producer
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