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...
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Cast
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John Phillip Law
Deichgraf Hauke Haien
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Anita Ekström
Elke Volkerts
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Gert Fröbe
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Dirk Galuba
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Vera Tschechowa
Vollina Harders
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Lina Carstens
Trin Jans
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Lina Braake
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Jewe Manners
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Reinhard Kolldehoff
Jess Harders
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Werner Hinz
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Volker Bogdan
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Katharina Mayberg
Ann Grete
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Jörg Pleva
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Alfred Weidenmann Director · Georg Althammer Screenplay Theodor Storm Author
First release March 29, 1978 · Produced in Germany · Production Schimmelreiter Albis Film, Studio Film
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ZDF
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Schimmelreiter Albis Film
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Studio Film
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Germany
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · March 29, 1978
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