The Martinsklause (1951)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Martinsklause |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1951 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Häussler |
| script |
Olaf Hinz Peter Ostermayr |
| production | Peter Ostermayr, Peter Ostermayr-Film GmbH (Munich) |
| music | Bernhard Eichhorn |
| camera |
Josef Illig Franz Koch |
| cut | Claus from Boro |
| occupation | |
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The Martinsklause is a film drama directed by Richard Häussler from 1951 based on the novel of the same name by Ludwig Ganghofer . The leading roles are Willy Roesner , Gisela Fackeldey , Paul Richter , Inge Cornelius and Heinz Engelmann .
The film trailer of the time advertised the film with the following words: “ The Martinsklause based on Ludwig Ganghofer's best-known novel, a film of tension and drama, full of human passions, of high Christian ethos, in the shadow of the legendary Watzmann . Battle of the forces of nature, unleashed elements. "
action
Provost Eberwein wants to see that things are going well in the Berchtesgadener Land . He has heard that the administrator Waze who has been appointed there is very high-handed with his rights. The land belongs to the Augustinian monks . The taxes collected there are to be paid to the Prince of Salzburg, but Waze keeps the majority of the collected money for itself.
Waze is not at all happy about Eberwein's arrival and he even goes as far as locking up the provost. Wazes daughter Recka does not agree with the actions of her father and releases Eberwein. It is not just the farmers who are exempting Waze who curse him and his sons, who appear as arrogant as their father. Waze's son Henning has already tried several times to kill Fischer Sigenot, so he is actively committed to ousting Waze and his clan . Recka, who has secretly fallen in love with Sigenot, renounces her family and takes the side of the farmers.
Sigenot's sister Rötli has an unpleasant experience with a servant Wazes. When the man wants to do her violence, Ruedlieb, the son of Richtmann Schönauer, steps in and kills the servant in self-defense. Sigenot ensures that Rötli, Ruedlieb and Schönauer can hide themselves in an alpine hut . Waze hears about it. Now the only thing that dominates him is the thought of destroying the adversaries forever. Together with his sons, he makes his way to the hut in the mountains. Sigenot and Recka follow them to prevent worse. A rockfall that dragged Waze and his sons into the depths suddenly put an end to the hustle and bustle of the clan. To Sigenot's great suffering, Recka is also killed by the stones.
production
Production notes
It is a film distributed by Unitas-Film , Kopp-Filmverleih. The Martinsklause was produced in the studios of Bavaria Film . The outdoor shots were taken at Königssee , Hirschbichl , Wimbachtal , Gruttenstein Castle , Hafelkar and the northern chain of the Karwendel .
background
Both Ostermayr's production Die Martinsklause and Die Alm an der Grenz establish a time reference to a virulent problem in the 1950s, immigration.
Ludwig Ganghofer, born in Kaufbeuren in 1855, with a doctorate in philology who provided the template , was dramaturge at the Ringtheater in Vienna and features editor. Ganghofer was one of the most successful writers of his time. His novel Die Martinsklause is about the Watzmann , the famous mountain, and its fascination. Ganghofer describes what may have happened on this mountain in the early Middle Ages and how the unmistakable shape of this mountain came about. The name of one of the main characters "Waze" is deliberately chosen.
Publication, success
The film premiered on December 21, 1951 in Munich , in the Theater am Karlstor. It ran for the first time on television ( ZDF ) on November 22, 1967 .
The Martinsklause was published on October 14, 2016 by Alive - Vertrieb und Marketing as part of the series "Jewels of Film History" on DVD.
The film was in the list of the most successful films of the year 1951/1952 according to Filmblätter Berlin, No. 52/53 of December 22, 1952, at 36th place among 50 films mentioned.
criticism
Cinema was of the opinion: "Serious, very carefully made mix of home and history films."
Ralf Schnell wrote: "The numerous adaptations of Ganghofer's novels illustrate their high entertainment value, which cannot be separated from their contrastive, comparatively simple image of society."
“Emphasizes popular film narration of the regaining of the Berchtesgadener Land for Christianity in the 12th century. Soon after their arrival, the missionary Augustinian monks come into conflict with the violent governor Waze and his clan, but the victims of his arbitrary rule and nature are in league with them. "
“Waze (Willy Rösner) is a tyrant. The Augustinian monks want to put an end to his activities and establish their spiritual rule with their Martinsklause. But Waze and his clan oppress the farmers even more. - Popular film based on the Ganghofer novel of the same name. "
Web links
- The Martinsklause in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Martinsklause at filmportal.de
- The Martinsklause at Fernsehserien.de
- The Martinsklause 3 movie posters at filmportal.de
- The Martinsklause on filmposter-archiv.de
- Die Martinsklause Fig. Title page Illustrated Film-Stage No. 1371
- Die Martinsklause Fig. Title page The New Film Program
Individual evidence
- ↑ Die Martinsklause see film trailer on the jpc.de page
- ↑ Dr. Alfred Bauer: German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946-1955 , p. 204
- ↑ a b The Martinsklause. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed September 2, 2012 .
- ↑ Die Martinsklause Fig. DVD case film jewels
- ↑ Old Movies. The most successful films of 1951/52 see page wernersudendorf.de
- ↑ The Martinsklause see page cinema.de. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ↑ Ralf Schnell : German literature from the Reformation to the present. Rowohlt's encyclopedia. 2011.
- ↑ The Martinsklause at cinefacts.de. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
