Der Schimmelreiter
Der Schimmelreiter
Release: 1978-03-29
·Runtime: 96m
Drama
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...
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
ZDF
Schimmelreiter Albis Film
Studio Film
Cast
John Phillip Law
as Deichgraf Hauke Haien
Anita Ekström
as Elke Volkerts
Gert Fröbe
as Tede Volkerts, der alte Deichgraf
Dirk Galuba
as Großknecht bei Peters
Vera Tschechowa
as Vollina Harders
Lina Carstens
as Trin Jans
Richard Lauffen
as Jewe Manners
Reinhard Kolldehoff
as Jess Harders
Werner Hinz
as Amtsmann aus Husum
Katharina Mayberg
as Ann Grete
Jörg Pleva
as Horse Seller
Elmar Gehlen
Wolfried Lier
