Uncle Silas (TV series)
German TV adaption of the eponymous novel (1977)
Uncle Silas (German: Onkel Silas) is a West German period television drama series which first aired on ARD in 1977. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Sheridan Le Fanu.
Cast
Hannes Messemer as Onkel Silas
Cornelia Köndgen as Maud
Gerlinde Döberl as Milly
Giovanni Früh as Dudley
Dagmar Altrichter as Lady Nollys
Ellen Schwiers as Madame Rougierre
Rainer Rudolph as Captain Oakley
Hans Jaray as Anwalt Brenton
Alfons Höckmann as Anwalt Sleight
Wolfgang Unterzaucher as Pfarrer Bowland
Stephan Schwartz as Tom
Johannes Buzalski as Torfstecher Hawkes
Katerina Jacob as Meg Hawkes
Elisabeth Endriss as Sarah
References
Bibliography
Knut Hickethier. Das Fernsehspiel der Bundesrepublik: Themen, Form, Struktur, Theorie und Geschichte; 1951-1977. Metzler, 1980.
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