Die Judenbuche

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff tells her friend Levin Schücking about her recently completed story Die Judenbuche and begins by reading from the manuscript. The protagonist of the actual story is Friedrich Mergel, whose father Hermann Mergel has a fatal accident under a beech tree on a stormy night while returning from a wedding abroad. Friedrich, who earns his living as a cowherd, is adopted by his uncle Simon, who uses him for his obscure business.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Drama,

TV Movie

Duration:

0 minutes

Year:

1980

Director:

Rainer Horbelt

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Company:

Helikon Film GmbH,

BR

Cast:

Margaret Mergel

Friedrich Mergel

Simon Semmler

Freiherr von Haxthausen

Kapp

Crew:

Director

Novel

Director of Photography

Music

Sound