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The Priest from Kirchfeld (1926)

The Priest from Kirchfeld poster
Original title
Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld
Directed by
Luise Fleck, Jacob Fleck
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small town priest gets caught up in a love story that draws attention and challenges his faith. The film takes place in rural Germany and shows the quiet, sometimes difficult life of a man dedicated to his church and his community.

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What happens

The Priest from Kirchfeld (German: Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring William Dieterle, Fritz Kampers and Dieter Melzer. It is based on the play Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld by Ludwig Anzengruber, one of a number of film adaptations of the work. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Rouc. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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