Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Wolfgang Staudte Director
- Juliette Mayniel as Annette
- Götz George as Robert Mertens
- Hans Mahnke as Paul Mertens
- Wolfgang Reichmann as Georg Höchert
- Manja Behrens as Martha Mertens
- Fritz Schmiedel as Priest
- Raidar Müller as Leutnant Wandray
- Erica Schramm as Eva Schumann
- Elisabeth Goebel Cast
- Benno Hoffmann Cast
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