Ready to press play on 'Castles and Cottages' right from your couch?
Here are a few key highlights to round things out about the DEFA drama flick. Castles and Cottages starring Raimund Schelcher, Erika Dunkelmann, Karla Runkehl, Erwin Geschonneck has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 3 hr 23 min.
Looking for a quick synopsis? Here's the plot: "Lifelong hard work for the count makes the servant Anton a cripple. Everybody calls him Crooked Anton. When, after the end of the war, the land of the count gets divided amongst the farmers, Anton receives a piece and hopes to be able to work freely. But an old debt and intrigue keep Anton and his family from finding peace. The farmers of the village begin to discover their own power when Annegret, Anton's daughter, leaves. Is a new beginning possible for Anton? This film paints an impressive panorama of the development of a minor village in Mecklenburg from the end of the war to the uprising of 17 June 1953."
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