A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 16, 1973
Original Title:
Unterm Birnbaum
Alternate Titles:
Under The Pear Tree
Genres:
Crime | Drama
Production Companies:
DEFA
Production Countries:
East Germany | Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
Abel Hradscheck, the owner of an inn in the Oderbruch country, faces financial ruin. For this state of affairs, Ursula, his wife and former actress, is by no means free of blame. She is a "newcomer" to the area and even after eleven years in the area, still a "stranger". A Cracow company announces that a money-collector is on his way to the innkeeper. Mr. Szulski arrives and the debts are settled - with money supposedly stemming from an inheritance. The next day, Szulski departs but according to the maid and the stable-boy, behaves in a very strange manner. Soon afterwards, his carriage is discovered in the Oder River, but there is no trace of the drowned man. Hradscheck's neighbor starts casting suspicion on the innkeeper. The Counselor of Justice, who heads the investigations has the spot under the pear tree dug out. A dead body is exhumed...
Assistant Director:
Egon Schlegel
Marie-Luise Krause
Camera Operator:
Dieter Lück
Costume Design:
Inge Kistner
Creative Producer:
Werner Beck
Director:
Ralf Kirsten
Director of Photography:
Wolfgang Braumann
Editor:
Ursula Zweig
Makeup Artist:
Frank Zucholowsky
Peter Kuhnert
Brigitte Welzel
Novel:
Theodor Fontane
Original Music Composer:
André Asriel
Production Design:
Jochen Keller
Georg Kranz
Screenplay:
Ralf Kirsten
Writer:
Brigitte Kirsten
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