In 1959, in a small German village, the annual fair is set up. When a carousel is fixed firmly in the ground, a fair worker discovers a skeleton, a steel helmet, and a machine gun. The skeleton belongs to Robert Mertens, a plain soldier, who deserted in 1944 und flew to his home village. But when he arrived, no one wanted to help him, neither his former friends nor the minister, or even his own parents.
Cast
Juliette Mayniel
Annette
Götz George
Robert Mertens
Hans Mahnke
Paul Mertens
Wolfgang Reichmann
Georg Höchert
Manja Behrens
Martha Mertens
Fritz Schmiedel
Priest
Erica Schramm
Eva Schumann
Elisabeth Goebel
Unknown
Benno Hoffmann
Unknown
Irmgard Kleber
Unknown
Hansi Jochmann
Erika
Rudolf Birkemeyer
Unknown
Raidar Müller-Elmau
Unknown
Horst Niendorf
Unknown
Solveig Loevel
Gertrud
Crew
Wolfgang Staudte
Director, Writer, Producer
Claus Hubalek
Story
Lilian Seng
Editor
Georg Krause
Director of Photography
Rolf Honold
Assistant Director
Harald Braun
Producer
Helmut Käutner
Producer
Ellen Schmidt
Production Design
Olaf Ivens
Production Design
Anneliese Ludwig
Costume Design
Max Patyna
Makeup Artist
Werner Pohl
Music
Werner Ludwig
Production Manager
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