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The House on the River

Jan 16, 1986 · 1h 29m
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Drama

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1942. The members of the Voß family, mother, two daughters, a daughter-in-law, and a son-in-law, are living in a house at the river. A fellow soldier of son Paul, who fights at the eastern front, delivers his greetings and an embroidered Russian blouse for Emmi, Paul′s wife. Daughter Agnes, whose husband is also fighting in the war, receives a fur vest from the junior partner who is stalking her. Obviously, the vest is also loot from the eastern front. When the family receives news that Emmi′s husband has been killed in action, the war finally enters the house at the river. Emmi commits suicide while Agnes′s husband returns as a cripple from the war front. At home, he has to learn what a price his wife had to pay for the "Russian fur".

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CAST

Katrin Sass
Agnes Eckert
Sylvester Groth
Heinz Hüsgen
Manfred Gorr
Jupp Eckert
Jutta Wachowiak
Mother Voß
Rolf Hoppe
Director Hüsgen
Corinna Harfouch
Emmi Voß
Johanna Schall
Lena Brinken
Hermann Beyer
Peter Dressen
Directed by Roland Gräf

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DE
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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DE
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