Released:
1952-12-25

Overview:
In a small German village in the middle of large moors, there is an old legend of a young woman having sunk in the wetland after being raped by a Swedish intruder of the Thirty Years' war. Now young Dorothee, falling in love with the architect Ludwig, is harassed by an obnoxious, rich farmer Eschmann. The brutal man is ready to do anything to get the maiden. The history is repeating itself, as Eschmann follows Dorothee to the moors after his crime.

Director:
Hans H. König

Runtime:
1h 22min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Ruth Niehaus
  as
  Dorothee Aden
• 
  Hermann Schomberg
  as
  Dietrich Eschmann
• 
  Gisela von Collande
  as
  Fiete, Eschmanns Magd
• 
  Lotte Brackebusch
  as
  Sophie Amelung
• 
  Hilde Körber
  as
  Friederike Aden