John Glückstadt

Adapted from the novel Die Döppelgänger by Theodor Storm, this black-and-white drama tells the tragic story of a war veteran who, in 1860, returns to his home in Schleswig Holstein after serving a term for robbery. There he finds nothing but hardship and rejection, save from the town's mayor and a young servant girl, whom he marries. Ridiculed and abused, with practically no work, he turns to drink and one night accidentally kills his wife. The child of their marriage is taken away from him, and at this point he is left with the options of becoming a robber, starving to death, or emigrating.

Dieter Laser

John Hansen, genannt 'John Glückstadt'

Marie-Christine Barrault

Hanna Hansen

Tilo Prückner

Michel

Uwe Dallmeier

Gendarm Lorenzen

Fritz Hollenbeck

Tilli Breidenbach

Mariken

• Ulf MieheDirector · Writer
• Walter FritzscheWriter
• Theodor StormNovel

Release date

June 30, 1975

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Drama