Der Mann im Schilf
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In 1934, young archaeologist Robert returns to his home in Salzburg after spending several years working in Crete. He wants to officially break up with his original fiancée Hannah, as he has fallen in love with his employer's wife. But his personal plans get caught up in the political turmoil of the Austrian coup year. In a small village, he and Hannah find themselves caught between the fronts of the coup plotters and the Home Guard troops. A defenseless deaf-mute is to be lynched as a scapegoat. To protect him, Robert invents a mysterious "man in the reeds." But Hannah also eventually falls victim to the unrest.
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Cast
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Jean Sorel
Robert
Known for
Belle de Jour
One on Top of the Other
Erika Pluhar
Hanna
Also in
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
The End Is My Beginning
Luggi Waldleitner
Manfred Purzer
Nathalie Delon
Loraine
Known for
Le Samouraï
When Eight Bells Toll
George Saiko
Bernhard Wicki
Sir Gerald
Known for
Paris, Texas
La Notte
Kurt Weinzierl
Schemnitzky
Known for
Kein Pardon
Heinz Bennent
Felix
Known for
Possession
The Last Metro
Heinrich Schweiger
Mostbaumer
Tilo Prückner
Landstreicher
Known for
The NeverEnding Story
Iron Sky
Rudolf Schündler
Pfarrer
Known for
The Exorcist
Suspiria
Manfred Purzer Director
First release October 30, 1978 · Produced in Germany · Production Roxy Film
Production
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Production
Roxy Film
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Release dates
Germany · October 30, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
Italy
January 2, 1985 · Italia1
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