The Blacksmith of St. Bartholomae

The Blacksmith of St. Bartholomae (German: Der Schmied von St. Bartholomä) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Max Michel and starring Viktor Staal, Marianne Koch and Annie Rosar.[1] [2] It was shot on location at Berchtesgaden in Bavaria and in a makeshift studio nearby. The film's sets were designed by the art director Curt Stallmach. It was part of the postwar boom in heimatfilm that peaked around this year.

The Blacksmith of St. Bartholomae
Directed byMax Michel
Written byHanns Beck-Gaden
Karl Heinz Busse
Hans Prechtl
Produced byHans Engelmann
StarringViktor Staal
Marianne Koch
Annie Rosar
CinematographyKlaus von Rautenfeld
Edited byHerbert Taschner
Music byKarl Bette
Production
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Kronen-Film
Distributed byDEFIR
Release date
  • 6 April 1955 (1955-04-06)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

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After nine years in a Soviet Prisoner of War camp, a former blacksmith returns to his home village in the Alps but has been left emotionally scarred and bitter from his experiences and struggles to settle back in.

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.253
  2. ^ Moeller p.258

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Moeller, Robert G. War Stories: The Search for a Usable Past in the Federal Republic of Germany. University of California Press, 2001.
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