John Glückstadt
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Adapted from the novel Die Döppelgänger by Theodor Storm, this black-and-white drama tells the tragic story of a war veteran who, in 1860, returns to his home in Schleswig Holstein after serving a term for robbery. There he finds nothing but hardship and rejection, save from the town's mayor and a young servant girl, whom he marries. Ridiculed and abused, with practically no work, he turns to drink and one night accidentally kills his wife. The child of their marriage is taken away from him, and at this point he is left with the options of becoming a robber, starving to death, or emigrating.
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Dieter Laser
John Hansen, genannt 'John Glückstadt'
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Ulf Miehe Director · Walter Fritzsche Writer Theodor Storm Author
First release June 30, 1975 · Produced in Germany · Production Maran Film, Independent Film GmbH
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Süddeutscher Rundfunk
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Maran Film
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Independent Film GmbH
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Germany
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German
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German
Release dates
Germany · June 30, 1975
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