Unterm Birnbaum (1973)

Unterm Birnbaum (1973)

1973-11-16 East Germany, Germany 90 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Abel Hradscheck, the owner of an inn in the Oderbruch country, faces financial ruin. For this state of affairs, Ursula, his wife and former actress, is by no means free of blame. She is a "newcomer" to the area and even after eleven years in the area, still a "stranger". A Cracow company announces that a money-collector is on his way to the innkeeper. Mr. Szulski arrives and the debts are settled - with money supposedly stemming from an inheritance. The next day, Szulski departs but according to the maid and the stable-boy, behaves in a very strange manner. Soon afterwards, his carriage is discovered in the Oder River, but there is no trace of the drowned man. Hradscheck's neighbor starts casting suspicion on the innkeeper. The Counselor of Justice, who heads the investigations has the spot under the pear tree dug out. A dead body is exhumed...

Cast

Angelica Domröse is Ursula Hradschek
Ursula Hradschek
Erik S. Klein is Abel Hradschek
Abel Hradschek
Agnes Kraus is Mutter Jeschken
Mutter Jeschken
Norbert Christian is Pfarrer Eccelius
Pfarrer Eccelius
Manfred Karge is Bauer Kunicke
Bauer Kunicke
Günter Junghans is Bauer Mietzel
Bauer Mietzel
Gert Gütschow is Müller Quass
Müller Quass
Heinz Scholz is Dorfschulze Woytasch
Dorfschulze Woytasch
Hannjo Hasse is Justizrat Vowinkel
Justizrat Vowinkel
Jürgen Frohriep is Gendarm Geelhaar
Gendarm Geelhaar
Peter Aust is Georg