Ferryman Maria
1936 · 85 min · ★ 6.8 · Thriller, Drama
A beautiful young drifter comes to a small village and battles Death itself to save the man she loves.
Directed by Frank Wisbar · Written by Hans Jürgen Nierentz
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Sybille Schmitz Maria - A Aribert Mog The Young Man
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Carl de Vogt The Minstrel -
Peter Voß Death -
Gerhard Bienert Gutsherr -
Eduard Wenck Mayor Hegemann -
Karl Platen The Old Ferryman - E Ernst Stimmel Dorfschullehrer
- M Mimi Thoma Singer (Heidelied)
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