Der Schimmelreiter
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Der Schimmelreiter was released on March 29, 1978.
Der Schimmelreiter was directed by Alfred Weidenmann.
Der Schimmelreiter has a runtime of 1h 36m.
Der Schimmelreiter was produced by Martin Büttner.
After the death of his father, the ambitious farmhand Hauke Haien works his way up to become the successor to the old dyke count, whose daughter Elke he marries. He develops plans for the construction of a new dyke to provide better protection against storm surges, but encounters resistance and inertia from the villagers, who superstitiously suspect him of being in league with the devil. As a heavy storm approaches, he chases towards the floods with his white horse...
The key characters in Der Schimmelreiter are Deichgraf Hauke Haien (John Phillip Law), Elke Volkerts (Anita Ekström), Tede Volkerts, der alte Deichgraf (Gert Fröbe).
Der Schimmelreiter is a Drama film.
Der Schimmelreiter has an audience rating of 6.8 out of 10.