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Release Year1958
Runtime0h 51m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorHerbert Fischer, Werner Bergmann, Gerhard Klein
WritersHelmut Baierl
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDie Feststellung
About Die Feststellung
A farmer who has fled the republic returns disappointed from the West to the village of Oslitz (GDR). He and his wife are supposed to get their house and farm back, but the case becomes the occasion for an unusual LPG meeting. The chairman, a comrade from the town and the farmers want to find out what caused the returnee to flee and whether it could have been avoided. The farmer claims that the chairman wanted to force him into the LPG because of illegal fertilizer purchases. He interprets his behavior differently. In order to clarify the matter and learn lessons from it, those present re-enact the events before the escape with reversed roles.
Directed by Herbert Fischer, Werner Bergmann, Gerhard Klein, Die Feststellung leans on a strong ensemble — Erik S. Klein, Käthe Reichel, Karl Kendzia — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1958.
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