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Children of the Mountains (1958)

Movie ★ 10.0 99 min

Drama

Josef Rainer is a road worker in a mountain village in Liechtenstein. His wife Marianne works as a waitress in a restaurant to improve the meager housekeeping money. Some people ask themselves why she has married that poor devil since she could have married into money. But she stays to the keen wood carver. He works out fantastic objects of tree roots, but villagers jeer at him. The family dreams to get a cow of their own to be more independent. One day Josef scrapes together all savings and goes to the cattle market. Due to lack of money, a clever farmer palms a skinny, sick cow off on him. The children Hansli and his friend Ludmila take the cow to their heart. Ludmila even lends her name to the animal. Some time later Josef falls from a mountain and is unable to work for a long time. So a decision is made that cow Ludmila which produces no milk has to be slaughtered.

Georg Tressler Director Hans D. Bove Writer Klaus Peter Schulze Writer Georg Tressler Writer

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Quick facts

Released
October 15, 1958
Runtime
99 min
IMDb
tt0051817
Language
Studio
Reinhardt-Nickstadt Produktion, Rialto Film Vaduz

Cast

Barbara Rütting Barbara Rütting Marianne Ospel Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell Josef Ospel Heinrich Gretler Heinrich Gretler Pfarrer Polding Max Haufler Max Haufler Alois Ellen Widmann Ellen Widmann Frau Reichel - Wirtin Michael Arco Tourist Mathilde Schmitz Touristin Emil Hegetschweiler Emil Hegetschweiler Alter Melker Rudolf Strub Viehhändler Prinz Constantin von und zu Liechtenstein Himself Prinzessin Monica von und zu Liechtenstein Herself

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Frequently asked questions

What is Children of the Mountains about?
Josef Rainer is a road worker in a mountain village in Liechtenstein. His wife Marianne works as a waitress in a restaurant to improve the meager housekeeping money. Some people ask themselves why she has married that poor devil since she could have married into money. But she stays to the keen wood carver. He works out fantastic objects of tree roots, but villagers jeer at him. The family dreams to get a cow of their own to be more independent. One day Josef scrapes together all savings and goes to the cattle market. Due to lack of money, a clever farmer palms a skinny, sick cow off on him. The children Hansli and his friend Ludmila take the cow to their heart. Ludmila even lends her name to the animal. Some time later Josef falls from a mountain and is unable to work for a long time. So a decision is made that cow Ludmila which produces no milk has to be slaughtered.
Who directed Children of the Mountains?
Children of the Mountains was directed by Georg Tressler.
Who stars in Children of the Mountains?
Children of the Mountains stars Barbara Rütting, Maximilian Schell, Heinrich Gretler, Max Haufler.
When was Children of the Mountains released?
Children of the Mountains is a 1958 drama film.
Where can I watch Children of the Mountains?
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