The War of the Oxen (1943)

Original title

Der Ochsenkrieg

Directed by

Hans Deppe

Genre

historical film

Country

Germany

Rated

12

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the Bavarian Alps, this film is about a conflict between peasants and their rulers over oxen. The story follows villagers caught up in the brutal struggle for survival.

historicalruralwar dramaepicsomberactionbattle heavy

What happens

The War of the Oxen (German: Der Ochsenkrieg) is a 1943 German historical film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Elfriede Datzig, Paul Richter and Wastl Lichtmanegger. It is an adaptation of Ludwig Ganghofer's 1914 novel of the same title. Location shooting took place in the Bavarian Alps. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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