Der Schimmelreiter

Year: 1978

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: German

Director: Alfred Weidenmann

Drama

After his father's death, ambitious farmhand Hauke Haien succeeds the aging dyke count and marries the count's daughter, Elke. He advocates building a stronger dyke to protect the land from storm surges, but superstitious villagers accuse him of making a pact with the devil. As a fierce storm gathers, Hauke rides his white horse into the flood.

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