Castles and Cottages
- Drama
Lifelong hard work for the count makes the servant Anton a cripple. Everybody calls him Crooked Anton. When, after the end of the war, the land of the count gets divided amongst the farmers, Anton receives a piece and hopes to be able to work freely. But an old debt and intrigue keep Anton and his family from finding peace. The farmers of the village begin to discover their own power when Annegret, Anton's daughter, leaves. Is a new beginning possible for Anton? This film paints an impressive panorama of the development of a minor village in Mecklenburg from the end of the war to the uprising of 17 June 1953.
Cast

Raimund Schelcher
Krummer Anton

Erika Dunkelmann
Marthe

Karla Runkehl
Annegret

Erwin Geschonneck
estate inspector Bröker

Harry Hindemith
Kalle Buddenboom

Helga Göring
Christel Sikura
- Wilhelm Puchert
Wilhelm Puchert
Jens Voss
- Angelika Hurwicz
Angelika Hurwicz
Hede

Dieter Perlwitz
Klimm
- Hans Finohr
Hans Finohr
old Sikura

Marga Legal
Elisabeth Bröker

Lotte Loebinger
old Sikura
- Kurt Dunkelmann
Kurt Dunkelmann
Wittig
- Ekkehard Schall
Ekkehard Schall
Ekkehart
- Otto Saltzmann
Otto Saltzmann
Paderski
- Otto Krone
Otto Krone
Palm

Erich Franz
man with leather jacket

Hans Klering
Bräuning

Ulrich Thein
agronomist

Gustav Püttjer
postman

Paul R. Henker
pastor Popp

Horst Kube
drunk lad

Ellen Plessow
aunt

Traute Sense
Countess von Holzendorf
- Martha Beschort-Diez
Martha Beschort-Diez
Mrs. Wittig
- Barbara Berg
Barbara Berg
Ute Wittig
- Maria Wendt
Maria Wendt
Helene Klimm
- Heinz Kögel
Heinz Kögel
Count of Holzendorf
- Annelise Matschulat
Annelise Matschulat
Mrs. Palm
- Hans W. Hamacher
Hans W. Hamacher
Brother-in-law of Bräuning
- Ludwig Sachs
Ludwig Sachs
old farmer
- Albert Zahn
Albert Zahn
Karsten

Karl Kendzia
farmer Mallmann

Karl Brenk
farmer Kanne
- Hermann Wagemann
Hermann Wagemann
Farmer Weigant
- Herbert Rüdiger
Herbert Rüdiger
farmer Einsiedel

Gertrud Brendler
mrs. Paderski
- Ditha Cullmann
Ditha Cullmann
mrs. Fritsching

Paul Pfingst
Fritsching
- Alexander Papendiek
Alexander Papendiek
soviet lieutenant
- Ursula Weiss
Ursula Weiss
maid

Maria Besendahl
Ollsch Voss

Elfriede Florin
mrs. Heber
- Jean Brahn
Jean Brahn
cook / man on the wheel of fortune
- Ursula Mundt
Ursula Mundt
Magd

Jochen Thomas
large farmer

Leonhard Ritter
large farmer
- Liska Merbach
Liska Merbach
A Lady

Werner Senftleben
Voigt
- Karl-Heinz Weiss
Karl-Heinz Weiss
farmer
- Frank Michelis
Frank Michelis
farmer
- Käte Alving
Käte Alving
peasant woman
- Else Sanden
Else Sanden
peasant woman
- Peter A. Stiege
Peter A. Stiege
commissioner in civilian clothes
- Einar List
Einar List
Annegret's boy
- Ursula Blank
Ursula Blank
refugee woman
- Ursula Röschmann
Ursula Röschmann
refugee woman

Waltraut Kramm
refugee woman
- Grete Carlsohn
Grete Carlsohn
refugee woman

Hela Gruel
refugee woman


















