Am Ende der Welt

Am Ende der Welt

1947 · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Old Bell, owner of the sawmill and the surrounding forests in a remote place “at the end of the world,” died twenty years ago. Since then, the down-to-earth and nature-loving Michael March has been the sawmill’s manager. Then Bell’s daughter Roberta comes to him and demands a large sum from the estate, which she plans to use to open a cabaret in the city and perform as a singer herself.

Directed by Gustav Ucicky

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