The Fair (1960)

7.2/10 102 min Drama

Overview

In 1959, in a small German village, the annual fair is set up. When a carousel is fixed firmly in the ground, a fair worker discovers a skeleton, a steel helmet, and a machine gun. The skeleton belongs to Robert Mertens, a plain soldier, who deserted in 1944 und flew to his home village. But when he arrived, no one wanted to help him, neither his former friends nor the minister, or even his own parents.

Cast

Juliette Mayniel

Annette

Götz George

Robert Mertens

Wolfgang Reichmann

Georg Höchert

Manja Behrens

Martha Mertens

Fritz Schmiedel

Priest

Erica Schramm

Eva Schumann

Benno Hoffmann

Hansi Jochmann

Erika

Horst Niendorf

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