Die Judenbuche

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff tells her friend Levin Schücking about her recently completed story Die Judenbuche and begins by reading from the manuscript. The protagonist of the actual story is Friedrich Mergel, whose father Hermann Mergel has a fatal accident under a beech tree on a stormy night while returning from a wedding abroad. Friedrich, who earns his living as a cowherd, is adopted by his uncle Simon, who uses him for his obscure business.

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Barbara Morawiecz

Margaret Mergel

Roland Teubner

Friedrich Mergel

Eberhard Feik

Simon Semmler

Franz Rudnick

Freiherr von Haxthausen

Joachim Tennstedt

Johannes Niemand

Josef Tratnik

Hülsmeyer

Christiane Lemm

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

Art

Hans-Peter Sandmeier

Production Design

Camera

Walter A. Franke

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Karin Otto

Makeup Designer

Gesina Seldte

Costume Design

Inge Proeller

Wardrobe Master

Directing

Rainer Horbelt

Director

Editing

Lighting

Peter Hummel

Lighting Design