Der Schimmelreiter

Der Schimmelreiter — Plot

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...

• Release date
• March 29, 1978
• Runtime
• 96 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Alfred Weidenmann

Der Schimmelreiter — Cast

John Phillip Law Deichgraf Hauke Haien Anita Ekström Elke Volkerts Gert Fröbe Tede Volkerts, der alte Deichgraf Dirk Galuba Großknecht bei Peters Vera Tschechowa Vollina Harders Lina Carstens Trin Jans

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Richard Lauffen Jewe Manners Reinhard Kolldehoff Jess Harders