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Cast
Ursula Karusseit
as Gertrud Habersaat
Christa Lehmann
as die alte Habersaat
Erika Pelikowsky
as die alte Leßtorff
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Jürgen Leßtorff
Erik S. Klein
as Emil Kalluweit
Manfred Krug
as Willi Heyer
Renate Rennhack
as Martha Heyer
Angelica Domröse
as Gräfin Palvner
Carmen-Maja Antoni
as Irma
Hans Klering
as Leitkow
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1968
Runtime1 Season
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
Director—
WritersMartin Eckermann, Helmut Sakowski
TypeWeb Series
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWays across the Country
About Ways across the Country
East German TV miniseries about the young maid Gertrud Habersaat, who marries, moves from Mecklenburg to Poland in the early 1940s, has to come back to Mecklenburg as a refugee during World War II and finally finds her place during the 1950s.
Directed by —, Ways across the Country leans on a strong ensemble — Ursula Karusseit, Christa Lehmann, Erika Pelikowsky — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1968.
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