The Master of the Estate
film directed by Hans Deppe
The Master of the Estate (German: Der Majoratsherr) is a 1943 German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Willy Birgel, Viktoria von Ballasko and Anneliese Uhlig. Location shooting took place in Pomerania, Mecklenburg and Ramsau in the Bavarian Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Gülstorff and Carl Ludwig Kirmse. It is based on the 1895 Swedish novel Der Majoratsherr von Halleborg by Alfred von Hedenstjerna.
Cast
Willy Birgel as Bernhard von Halleborg
Viktoria von Ballasko as Amelie von Linden
Anneliese Uhlig as Julia Dahl
Ernst Sattler as von Linden, Amelies Vater
Heddo Schulenburg as Kurt, ihr Bruder
Doris Holve as Christa, ihre Schwester
Arthur Schröder as Dr. Osterkamp
Harry Liedtke as Dr. Stempel
Werner Scharf as Oskar von Halleborg
Maria Locatelli as Cilli, seine Frau
Knut Hartwig as Plate, Gutsinspektor
Hedwig Wangel as Malena, Wirtschafterin
Erwin Biegel as Karl, Diener
Ernst Karchow as Professor Lindroth
References
Bibliography
Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
Rentschler, Eric.
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