Schlösser und Katen
Schlösser und Katen (Castles And Cottages) is an East German black-and-white film, directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1957.
Plot
In a feudal estate in Mecklenburg, the hunchback coachman Anton Zuckman married maid Marthe, who was pregnant with Baron von Holzendorf's illegitimate child, in exchange for a letter promising that the baron would recognize his offspring when it would wed and endow it with 5000 Mark. Marthe gave birth to a daughter, Anna, nicknamed Annegret.
More details
| author | Kurt Barthel Kurt Maetzig |
|---|---|
| director | Kurt Maetzig |
| editor | Ruth Moegelin |
| keywords | 1953 east german uprising as part of a wave of statewide demonstrations collectivize the farms discover illegitimate child landwirtschaftliche produktionsgenossenschaft married mecklenburg uprise war veteran west young woman |
| musicBy | Wilhelm Neef |
| producer | Hans Mahlich |
| productionCompany | DEFA |
| publisher | Progress Film |