Movie Description

Kirmes

(1960)

Overview

In 1959, in a small German village, the annual fair is set up. When a carousel is fixed firmly in the ground, a fair worker discovers a skeleton, a steel helmet, and a machine gun. The skeleton belongs to Robert Mertens, a plain soldier, who deserted in 1944 und flew to his home village. But when he arrived, no one wanted to help him, neither his former friends nor the minister, or even his own parents.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleKirmes

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1960-08-18

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 42m

Production CompaniesFreie Film Produktion GmbH & Co., Hamburg

Genres

  • Drama