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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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, TV Movie
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Studio:Helikon Film GmbH, BR
Cast
Rainer Horbelt
Director
Barbara Morawiecz
Margaret Mergel
Roland Teubner
Friedrich Mergel
Eberhard Feik
Simon Semmler
Franz Rudnick
Freiherr von Haxthausen
Fritz Lichtenhahn
Kapp
Joachim Tennstedt
Johannes Niemand
Harry Raymon
Aaron
Diether Krebs
Brandis
Josef Tratnik
Hülsmeyer
Christiane Lemm
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
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