The shepherd from Trutzberg
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The shepherd from Trutzberg |
| Country of production | Federal Republic of Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1959 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Eduard von Borsody |
| script |
Peter Ostermayr Template: Die Trutzberg by Ludwig Ganghofer |
| production | Peter Ostermayr |
| music | Giuseppe Becce |
| camera | Franz Koch |
| cut | Hilwa from Boro |
| occupation | |
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Der Schäfer vom Trutzberg is a German literary film adaptation from 1959 directed by Eduard von Borsody . Heidi Brühl and Hans von Borsody play the main roles.
Ludwig Ganghofer's novel Die Trütze von Trutzberg , set in the 15th century, served as a template for the film adaptation .
action
Even as children, Hilda von Puechstein and Eberhard von Trutzberg were declared engaged by their fathers Melchior von Trutzberg and Korbin von Puechstein. The two fathers had agreed to do so because of their sworn friendship. Hilda, however, who is now eighteen years old, loves Lienhard, whom she has known from an early age and who is now employed as a shepherd on the fortress.
When there was an open dispute between Korbin von Puechstein and the enemy sea burgers and one of them wanted to kill Korbin with a hunting spear, the attacker suddenly fell dead from his horse. There is a gash on his forehead. One wonders in vain what happened there. The brother of the dead Seeburgers now declares an open feud to the Puechsteins . For Melchior von Trutzberg it goes without saying to help his friends and his family and so he takes them all in at the fortress. His resolute wife Angela doesn't like it at all. Lienhard reveals Hilda, who was already convinced that he had thrown a stone at the Seeburger to stand by her father. He is determined to stand up to put an end to the quarrel that has broken out. Melchior von Trutzberg then hands Lienhard over to Kassian, who is on duty at the castle as a sergeant and who is also very fond of the wine. Kassian, a human soul, is supposed to train the shepherd.
Lienhard received her Peter's groschen from Hilda , which she always wore around her neck and which was blessed by the Holy Father . It is her thanks to him for saving her father. Eberhard von Trutzberg has now noticed how familiar Hilda and Lienhard are with each other, which he doesn't like at all. He reveals his insidious nature by using the power he has to torture Lienhard whenever an opportunity presents itself. For example, he once had him flogged and claimed that Lienhard stole the amulet he was carrying. He is also not too bad to hire a servant to murder Lienhard. However, his loyal dog Bully prevents this.
When the Seeburgers attack the stronghold, Lienhard is one of the bravest in defense. Korbin von Puechstein also acts with presence of mind by knocking a box of gunpowder down at the enemies so that they first withdraw. Of course there are also wounded on the part of the Trutzberger. For example, Melchior and, above all, Korbin urgently need medical help. Lienhard takes on this dangerous task and goes to the Seeburger's accommodation, where a doctor is supposed to be. He is shown blindfolded in front of the commander, who simply gives him a message to Melchior von Trutzberg. When Lienhard sees Hilda's desperation if her father is not helped, he promises her to get a doctor, no matter what the cost. Again he sneaks to the tent of the Seeburgers and brings their commanders into his power to force a doctor to come to the fortress. Just as he has gagged him, the Duke of Bavaria arrives, who has come at his request to support his friend Korbin von Puechstein. The Duke ends the feud.
That same night, Eberhard von Trutzberg tries to forget his anger and frustration in a love affair with the maid Pernella. When he had to flee the window hastily, he fell from the roof and was killed. However, the Duke has recognized the qualities of Lienhard and takes him into his care. He wants to train him to be captain of the fortress. For Hilda and Lienhard it is now time to say goodbye. The young noblewoman promises her shepherd that she will wait for him. Little does she suspect that she will still marry a son of Melchior von Trutzberg. Lienhard is Trutzberg's illegitimate son.
production
Production notes
It is a 1958 production by Peter Ostermayr-Film KG (Munich). For cinema veteran Peter Ostermayr , this was the last film after almost half a century of production. Silent film star Paul Richter (Siegfried in den Nibelungen ) also gave his farewell performance in front of the camera. The film structures were created by Carl Ludwig Kirmse and Walter J. Blokesch.
Release, publication
In the FSK test carried out on December 5, 1958 under the number 18583, the film was approved for ages 6 and up. The world premiere of Der Schäfer vom Trutzberg took place on January 6, 1959 in the Kur-Lichtspiele in Berchtesgaden .
Ostermayr and his company had already implemented this material on film for the first time in 1921 under the original name Die Trütze von Trutzberg .
The shepherd from Trutzberg was released on DVD by Alive on January 27, 2017 as part of the “Jewels of Film History” series.
criticism
Cinema found it short and sweet: “Heimatkitsch” and asked the ironic question whether “in the 50s there was only one script that was filmed over and over again”. The lexicon of international films did not judge quite as drastically, but also found that it was a film "in the typical Heimatfilm manner of the 50s": "colorful and kitschy". The Protestant film observer succinctly describes the strip as "a very moderate film adaptation of a Ganghofer novel."
Web links
- The shepherd from Trutzberg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The shepherd from Trutzberg at filmportal.de
- The shepherd from Trutzberg on filmposter-archiv.de
- Der Schäfer vom Trutzberg Fig. Title page Illustrierte Film-Bühne Nr. 4635 (in the picture: Heidi Brühl, Hans von Borsody)
- The shepherd from Trutzberg full film on gloria.tv
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Shepherd from Trutzberg filmportal.de
- ↑ The Shepherd from Trutzberg Ill. DVD case (in the picture: Hans von Borsoday, Heidi Brühl)
- ↑ Der Schäfer vom Trutzberg cinema.de (with ten pictures of the film). Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ↑ The shepherd from Trutzberg. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 5, 2019 .
- ^ The shepherd from Trutzberg at the Evangelical Press Association in Munich, Critique No. 187/1959
