The Devil from Mill Mountain
The Devil from Mill Mountain

Movie·1955·1h 27m

The Devil from Mill Mountain

Directed By

Herbert Ballmann

Country

East Germany

Language

German

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The Story

Original title: Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg

This film is set in a medieval mill town in the Harz mountains. The greedy and brutal millman and his accomplices, the castle steward and the mayor, set fire to a forest mill that the farmers used for processing their grain. Without their mill, the farmers must now rely on the millman's services. When the farmhand Anna uncovers the millman’s crimes, he swiftly detains her and a young miller, Jörg. The forest spirits have a different plan, however, and they free the young couple with the charge to rebuild the ruined forest mill and turn things around for the villagers.

Written By

Kurt Bortfeldt, Anneliese Probst

Cinematography

Götz Neumann

Music

Joachim Werzlau

Editor

Lieselotte Johl

Themes

fairy talemärchen

Production House

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Audience Score

82%

3 votes

Skip5%
Timepass12%
Go for it36%
Perfection47%

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// cast

Cast

Eva Kotthaus

Eva Kotthaus

Anne

Hans-Peter Minetti

Hans-Peter Minetti

Jörg

Willy A. Kleinau

Willy A. Kleinau

Mühlmann

Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Schulze Bangebös

Gerhard Frei

Burgvogt Raufer

Heinz Kammer

Ratte, der Kriegsknecht

Johannes Arpe

Johannes Arpe

Schmied Anselm

Marianne Rudolph

Marthe, seine Frau

Jupp Stauder

Knecht Konrad

Gertrud Paulun

Magd Marie

Hans Klering

Hans Klering

Waldmüller

Lotte Loebinger

Lotte Loebinger

Waldmüllerin

Werner Tronjeck

Bauer Melchior

Kurt Ulrich

Kurt Ulrich

Bauer Martin

Georg Niemann

Bauer Thomas

Trude Brentina

Trude Brentina

Else

Brigitte Lindenberg

Margrit

Alfred Maack

Alfred Maack

der Graue Köhler

// crew

Crew

Herbert Ballmann

Herbert Ballmann

Director

Kurt Bortfeldt

Writer

Anneliese Probst

Writer

Lieselotte Johl

Editor

Joachim Werzlau

Original Music Composer

Götz Neumann

Director of Photography

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