Germany / Jul 02, 1960 / 16 / West Berlin
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In 1959, in a small German village, the annual fair is set up. When a carousel is fixed firmly in the ground, a fair worker discovers a skeleton, a steel helmet, and a machine gun. The skeleton belongs to Robert Mertens, a plain soldier, who deserted in 1944 und flew to his home village. But when he arrived, no one wanted to help him, neither his former friends nor the minister, or even his own parents.
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kirmes |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Freie Film Produktion GmbH & Co., Hamburg |
| Release date | 18 agosto 1960 |
| Production | Harald Braun, Helmut Käutner, Wolfgang Staudte |
| Writer | Claus Hubalek, Wolfgang Staudte |
| Editing | Lilian Seng |
| Cinematography | Georg Krause |
| Assistant directors | Rolf Honold, Wolfgang Staudte |
| Camera operators | Georg Krause |
| Additional photography | Georg Krause |
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| Production design | Ellen Schmidt, Olaf Ivens |
| Art direction | Ellen Schmidt, Olaf Ivens |
| Set decoration | Ellen Schmidt, Olaf Ivens |
| Music | Werner Pohl |
| Sound | Werner Pohl |
| Costume design | Anneliese Ludwig, Max Patyna |
| Makeup | Max Patyna, Anneliese Ludwig |
| Hairstyling | Anneliese Ludwig, Max Patyna |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Germany / Aug 18, 1960 / West Germany
Russia / Sep 25, 1961
TV
Germany / Dec 26, 1960 / East Germany
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