Levin's Mill

Levin's Mill

Levin's Mill

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Levin's Mill

1980

1h 58m

9.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

In a small village in West Prussia in the 1870s, Germans, Poles, Gypsies and Jews live together as neighbors. One night Johann, a German mill-owner, secretly opens the dam gates and floods the mill of his Jewish rival Levin. After his business is ruined and his calls for justice go unanswered, Levin leaves town.

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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast & Crew

28 members

Acting

Erwin Geschonneck

Johann

Erwin Geschonneck

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Katja Paryla

Christina

Katja Paryla

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Christian Grashof

Levin

Christian Grashof

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Ilonka Ilieva

Marie

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Fred Düren

Prediger Feller

Fred Düren

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Käthe Reichel

Josepha

Käthe Reichel

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Rolf Hoppe

Abdecker Froese

Rolf Hoppe

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Rolf Ludwig

Scarletto

Rolf Ludwig

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Kalina Jędrusik

Antonia

Kalina Jędrusik

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Eberhard Esche

Krolikowski

Eberhard Esche

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Kurt Böwe

Philippi

Kurt Böwe

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Eckhard Becker

Zbylut

Eckhard Becker

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Andrzej Szalawski

Weiszmantel

Andrzej Szalawski

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Dieter Franke

Willuhn

Dieter Franke

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Elsa Grube-Deister

Tante Huse

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Stefan Lisewski

Kaplan Rogalla

Stefan Lisewski

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Hans Teuscher

Polizeimeister Birfacker

Hans Teuscher

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Leon Niemczyk

Korrinth

Leon Niemczyk

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Wirgiliusz Gryń

Nieswandt

Wirgiliusz Gryń

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Herwart Grosse

von Bahr-Uckley

Herwart Grosse

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Dieter Mann

von Tittlack

Dieter Mann

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Hannjo Hasse

Rittmeister von Lojewski

Hannjo Hasse

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Gerry Wolff

Geethe

Gerry Wolff

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Hans Klering

Fagin

Hans Klering

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Ursula Karusseit

Frau Rosinke

Ursula Karusseit

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Carl Heinz Choynski

Gendarm Adam

Carl Heinz Choynski

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Петър Слабаков

Habedank

Петър Слабаков

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Günter Rüger

Sekretär Bonikowski

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