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Film / 1960
The Fair
Directed by
Wolfgang Staudte
In 1959, in a small German village, the annual fair is set up. When a carousel is fixed firmly in the ground, a fair worker discovers a skeleton, a steel helmet, and a machine gun. The skeleton belongs to Robert Mertens, a plain soldier, who deserted in 1944 und flew to his home village. But when he arrived, no one wanted to help him, neither his former friends nor the minister, or even his own …
The story
In 1959, in a small German village, the annual fair is set up. When a carousel is fixed firmly in the ground, a fair worker discovers a skeleton, a steel helmet, and a machine gun. The skeleton belongs to Robert Mertens, a plain soldier, who deserted in 1944 und flew to his home village. But when he arrived, no one wanted to help him, neither his former friends nor the minister, or even his own parents.
Cast
Juliette MaynielAnnette
Götz GeorgeRobert Mertens
Hans MahnkePaul Mertens
Wolfgang ReichmannGeorg Höchert
Manja BehrensMartha Mertens
Fritz SchmiedelPriest
Erica SchrammEva Schumann
Elisabeth Goebel
Benno Hoffmann
Irmgard Kleber
Hansi JochmannErika
Rudolf Birkemeyer
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