Movielogr
Der Schimmelreiter (1978)
Directed by Alfred Weidenmann
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…
Length 96 minutes
Actors
John Phillip Law | Anita Ekström | Gert Fröbe | Dirk Galuba | Vera Tschechowa | Lina Carstens | Richard Lauffen | Reinhard Kolldehoff | Werner Hinz | Volker Bogdan | Katharina Mayberg | Jörg Pleva | Rainer Delventhal | Bettina Dörner | Detlev Eckstein | Elmar Gehlen | Gerda Gmelin | Friedrich Hartau | Peter Kuiper | Wolfried Lier