The Cloister of Martins (1951)
- Original title
- Die Martinsklause
- Directed by
- Richard Häussler
- Genre
- drama film, medieval film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A story set in a medieval Alpine monastery where personal conflicts and faith interact. The film follows monks and local characters navigating their lives against the backdrop of the cloister and the surrounding mountain landscape.
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What happens
The Cloister of Martins (German: Die Martinsklause) is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Richard Häussler and starring Willy Rösner, Gisela Fackeldey and Heinz Engelmann. Based on the novel of the same title by Ludwig Ganghofer, it was part of the postwar wave of heimatfilm (homeland) movies in Germany. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around Königssee and Karwendel in the Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Horn and Carl Ludwig Kirmse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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