The House on the River
1986, German. Directed by Roland Gräf.
1942. The members of the Voß family, mother, two daughters, a daughter-in-law, and a son-in-law, are living in a house at the river. A fellow soldier of son Paul, who fights at the eastern front, delivers his greetings and an embroidered Russian blouse for Emmi, Paul′s wife. Daughter Agnes, whose husband is also fighting in the war, receives a fur vest from the junior partner who is stalking her. Obviously, the vest is also loot from the eastern front. When the family receives news that Emmi′s husband has been killed in action, the war finally enters the house at the river. Emmi commits suicide while Agnes′s husband returns as a cripple from the war front. At home, he has to learn what a price his wife had to pay for the "Russian fur".
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Roland GräfDirector
- Katrin SassAgnes Eckert
- Sylvester GrothHeinz Hüsgen
- Manfred GorrJupp Eckert
- Jutta WachowiakMother Voß
- Rolf HoppeDirector Hüsgen
- Corinna HarfouchEmmi Voß
- Johanna SchallLena Brinken
- Hermann BeyerPeter Dressen
- Peter ZimmermannCast
- Werner GodemannCast
- Mathis SchraderCast
- Justus CarrièreGestapo Man
Details
- Released
- 16 January 1986
- Original title
- Das Haus am Fluss
- Country
- Germany, East Germany
- Written by
- Roland Gräf
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The House on the River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 January 1986. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The House on the River?
The House on the River (1986) was directed by Roland Gräf and stars Katrin Sass, Sylvester Groth, Manfred Gorr.