Unterm Birnbaum

Abel Hradscheck, the owner of an inn in the Oderbruch country, faces financial ruin. For this state of affairs, Ursula, his wife and former actress, is by no means free of blame. She is a "newcomer" to the area and even after eleven years in the area, still a "stranger". A Cracow company announces that a money-collector is on his way to the innkeeper. Mr. Szulski arrives and the debts are settled - with money supposedly stemming from an inheritance. The next day, Szulski departs but according to the maid and the stable-boy, behaves in a very strange manner. Soon afterwards, his carriage is discovered in the Oder River, but there is no trace of the drowned man. Hradscheck's neighbor starts casting suspicion on the innkeeper. The Counselor of Justice, who heads the investigations has the spot under the pear tree dug out. A dead body is exhumed...

Top Cast

Angelica Domröse

Ursula Hradschek

Erik S. Klein

Abel Hradschek

Agnes Kraus

Mutter Jeschken

Norbert Christian

Pfarrer Eccelius

Manfred Karge

Bauer Kunicke

Günter Junghans

Bauer Mietzel

Gert Gütschow

Müller Quass

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Heinz Scholz

Dorfschulze Woytasch

Hannjo Hasse

Justizrat Vowinkel

Jürgen Frohriep

Gendarm Geelhaar

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Peter Aust

Georg

Karla Runkehl

Male

Jürgen Holtz

Jakob

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Matthias Günther

Ede

Angelika Waller

Frau Mietzel