Overview
A godless sawmill owner makes his family's life so hellish that he has to be killed.
Fun facts
- Source for Setting, opens in a new tab
Setting
Set in Switzerland
- Source for Music, opens in a new tab
Music
Music by Rolf Alexander Wilhelm
- Source for Cinematography, opens in a new tab
Cinematography
Cinematography by Richard Angst
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Paul MayWriter
- Kurt HeuserWriter
- John KnittelNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 9, 1961
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Production
Cast
Gert FröbeJonas Lauretz
Joachim HansenAndreas von Richenau
Christine KaufmannSylvia Lauretz
Christian WolffNiklas Lauretz
Anita HöferHanna Lauretz
Edith Schultze-WestrumMutter Lauretz
Joseph OffenbachKnecht Jöry
Anne-Marie BlancFrau von Richenau
Rudolf ForsterMaler Matthias- Paul HenckelsDr. Gutknecht
Claus WilckeHenry Scherz
Heinrich GretlerAmtmann Bonatsch
Alexa von PorembskyWirtin Gumpers
More like this
The Nest2020Rating: 6.1 out of 10
Hurry Sundown1967Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Hardball2001Rating: 6.5 out of 10
The Hummingbird Project2019Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Bastard Out of Carolina1996Rating: 7.1 out of 10
The Young One1960Rating: 7.0 out of 10
What Maisie Knew2013Rating: 7.1 out of 10
The Visit1964Rating: 7.2 out of 10
The Good Neighbor2022Rating: 6.7 out of 10
Adam2020Rating: 6.3 out of 10
Brotherly Love2015Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Salomé2013Rating: 6.1 out of 10
The River1984Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Kisses2008Rating: 7.1 out of 10
Skin2009Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Little Lord Fauntleroy1980Rating: 7.3 out of 10
Suburbicon2017Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Gracie2007Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Charm City Kings2020Rating: 7.8 out of 10
They Drive by Night1940Rating: 6.9 out of 10