Rosalie is young and pretty maid on the farm of the winemaker Jacob. She becomes pregnant with the servant Marko, who disappears with a gypsy singer, leaving Rosalie alone in her awkward situation.
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Ruth Niehaus
Rosalie
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Viktor Staal
Jacob
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Hansi Knoteck
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Peter Carsten
Marko
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Edith Schultze-Westrum
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Toni
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Zvonimir Rogoz
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Petra Unkel
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Olga Bedjanič
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František Čáp Director · Guy de Maupassant Author
First release October 27, 1954 · Produced in Germany, Serbia · Production Triglav film
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Saphir-Film
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Triglav film
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Germany · Serbia
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Original title
Am Anfang war es Sünde
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 27, 1954
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