The Fair
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.
Directed by Wolfgang Staudte · Written by Claus Hubalek
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Juliette Mayniel Annette -
Götz George Robert Mertens - Hans Mahnke Paul Mertens
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Wolfgang Reichmann Georg Höchert -
Manja Behrens Martha Mertens - Fritz Schmiedel Priest
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Erica Schramm Eva Schumann - Elisabeth Goebel
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Benno Hoffmann - Irmgard Kleber
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Hansi Jochmann Erika - Rudolf Birkemeyer
Make it a double feature
3h 14m together
The Fair
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