Weather lights over the Zillertal

Movie
Original title	Weather lights over the Zillertal (or: the stolen sky)
Country of production	Germany , Italy
original language	German
Publishing year	1974
length	90 minutes
Rod
Director	Theo Maria Werner
script	Thomas Harrer , Géza from Cziffra
production	Theo Maria Werner
music	Peter Kreuder
camera	Hans Jura
cut	Hans Zeiler
occupation
Siegfried Rauch : Young Pastor Franz Gruber Hans Holt : Past Pastor Julius Bachmayer Christine Böhm : Barbara Brandner Maria Andergast : Mother Brandner Michael Negri : Hannes Reyer Walter Sedlmayr : Franz Josef Reyer Maria Sigg : Walburga Reyer Wolf Goldan : Ernst Nortinger Rut Rex : Eva Siebert Johannes Wildauer : Korbinian Nortinger Susi Engel : Christl Siebert Michael Cramer : Teacher Berger Andreas Bäuerl : Gas station attendant Franziska Stömmer : Mrs. Seidl Willy Harlander : District inspector Michele Borelli : Detective Superintendent Mario Raabe Franz Muxeneder : Wurzelsepp Gustl Gstettenbaur : Forester Auer

Weather lights over the Zillertal (or: The stolen sky ) is a German-Italian feature film from 1974 . It was directed by Theo Maria Werner .

action

In the small Zillertal community of Ried, near Innsbruck, a new pastor succeeds Pastor Bachmayer (Hans Holt). However, one does not necessarily recognize the priest in Franz Gruber (Siegfried Rauch) at first glance: he wears a leather jacket and drives a heavy motorcycle, looks good and is very charming with women. But despite his cosmopolitanism, Gruber has the requirements of his profession firmly in view and vehemently represents the ideals of his church.

The residents of the village receive their new pastor with great benevolence. Little does Gruber suspect that he will soon get into a serious conflict of conscience: the young Hannes Reyer (Michael Negri), son of a wealthy farmer, is up to mischief in the forests of the area as a poacher . One day when he is surprised by Förster Auer, he shoots him. While the citizens of Rieder wonder who the murderer could be, Hannes makes confession with Gruber - without showing the slightest remorse . He knows very well that Gruber is bound to silence by the confessional secret . The pastor has to watch helplessly as Hannes continues his life as a rich farmer's son who is adored by women. Finally there is a hot lead: In the workshop of the young, sympathetic car mechanic Ernst Nortinger, the rifle with which the forester was shot can be found. However, Ernst had only sold the dead animals on behalf of his friend Hannes, who, however, reinforced the police's suspicions. In view of this ruthlessness, Gruber decided to take a serious step.

criticism

The lexicon of the international film judges: "Heimatfilm, in the treatment of the theological problem correctly, but with intrusive morality and full of banalities and clichés ."

"Director Theo Maria Werner staged a modern Heimatfilm that takes up fundamental questions about morality and conscience and brings elements of the crime film into the genre."

Web links

• Weather lights over the Zillertal in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The stolen sky. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 3, 2017 .  
2. ↑ Heimatfilm: Weather lights over the Zillertal ( Memento from December 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) at br.de, accessed on November 25, 2015.