The Forester of the Silver Wood

The Forester of the Silver Wood

1954 · 100 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, Romance

Hubert Gerold, the new forester of the Silver Forest, fights against the deforestation of his idyllic forest with the help of the court councilor. He actually succeeds in convincing the local council to sell building land instead of the forest. When Hubert meets Liesl, the court councilor's granddaughter, at a hunters' ball, his happiness seems complete. But while he is showing her the beauties of the Silver Forest, Liesl's admirer, Max, arrives from Vienna, determined to prevent their relationship at all costs.

Directed by Alfons Stummer · Written by Alfred Solm

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Rudolf Lenz Hubert Gerold
Anita Gutwell Liesl Leonhard
Lotte Ledl Vroni
Albert Rueprecht Bertl Erblehner
Erik Frey Max Freiberg
Hermann Erhardt Bürgermeister Oberkogler
Karl Ehmann Hofrat Leonhard
Erni Mangold Karin

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