About
In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer of some wealth, discovers the woman, Rosa, and hides her in his cellar. Leon's a middle-aged Catholic bachelor, tormented by his sexual drive. He doesn't tell Rosa he's seen signs her husband is alive, and he begs her to love him. Rosa offers herself to Leon if he'll help a local Jew in hiding who needs money. Leon pays, and love between Rosa and him does develop, but then Leon's peasant subservience and his limited empathy lead to tragedy. At the war's end, a ray of sunshine comes from an unexpected place.
Director
Producers
Artur Brauner, Klaus Riemer
Music
Jörg Straßburger
Studio
ZDF, CCC Filmkunst
Original Title
Bittere Ernte
Original Language
German
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Cast
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Armin Mueller-Stahl
Leon Wolny
E
Elisabeth Trissenaar
Rosa Eckart
W
Wojciech Pszoniak
Cybulkowski
G
Gerd Baltus
Geistlicher
K
Käte Jaenicke
Anna
M
Margit Carstensen
Eugenia
K
Kurt Raab
Maslanko
T
Tilly Lauenstein
Frau Kaminska
H
Hans Beerhenke
Kaspar
A
Anita Höfer
Pauline
I
Isa Haller
Magda / Zosia
K
Klaus Abramowsky
Herr Rubin
W
Wolf Donner
Walden
M
Małgorzata Gebel
Frau Rubin
H
Heidi Joschko
Alte Frau
