Witches
1949, German. Directed by Hans Schott-Schöbinger.
The deceased owner of a medieval castle stipulated the following in his will: The heir to his mighty estate would be the elder of the two stepsisters, Katharina and Margrit von Kronberg, namely Margrit, if she married Heinz Wagner, a cousin who had just returned from captivity. When Margrit observed Katharina and Heinz rendezvousing at a nearby lake, Margrit demanded that her husband leave the castle immediately, before she, the elder sister, and Heinz were married. Furious, Katharina then plotted to poison Margrit. Only when Katharina dreamed that the village youth would avenge Margrit's violent death according to ancient tradition and that she, Katharina, would be burned on a pyre like witches in the Middle Ages, did she, after awakening from this nightmare, abandon her bloody plan. Her change of will is rewarded: Heinz has decided to marry Katharina and not Margrit.
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Hans Schott-SchöbingerDirector
- Edith MillKatharina
- Margrit AustMargrit von Kronberg
- Curd JürgensHeinz Wagner
- Willy DanekFelix von Kronberg
- Helmut EbbsKonrad von Kronberg
- Hans GraffFranz
- Erich SchachingerPeter
- Hansjörg AdolfiPriest
- Hans MraschnerDr. Leistenberg
- Otto LangeNotary
- Curt Georg KöhlerJudge
- Beppo SeidlerOrganist
Details
- Released
- 8 April 1949
- Original title
- Hexen
- Country
- Austria
- Written by
- Hans Schott-Schöbinger
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Witches runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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Who directed Witches?
Witches (1949) was directed by Hans Schott-Schöbinger and stars Edith Mill, Margrit Aust, Curd Jürgens.