John Glückstadt

Synopsis

Adapted from the novel Die Döppelgänger by Theodor Storm, this black-and-white drama tells the tragic story of a war veteran who, in 1860, returns to his home in Schleswig Holstein after serving a term for robbery. There he finds nothing but hardship and rejection, save from the town's mayor and a young servant girl, whom he marries. Ridiculed and abused, with practically no work, he turns to drink and one night accidentally kills his wife. The child of their marriage is taken away from him, and at this point he is left with the options of becoming a robber, starving to death, or emigrating.

Main Cast

Dieter Laser

John Hansen, genannt 'John Glückstadt'

Age : 78 | Popularity : 10%

Marie-Christine Barrault

Hanna Hansen

Age : 80 | Popularity : 9%

Tilo Prückner

Michel

Age : 79 | Popularity : 9%

Uwe Dallmeier

Gendarm Lorenzen

Age : 61 | Popularity : 4%

Fritz Hollenbeck

Age : 94 | Popularity : 7%

Tilli Breidenbach

Mariken

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Ulf Miehe
Writing	Writer	Ulf Miehe Walter Fritzsche
	Novel	Theodor Storm
Department	Role	Name

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