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The Village Under the Sky (1953)

The Village Under the Sky poster
Original title
Das Dorf unterm Himmel
Directed by
Richard Häussler
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
16
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a drama set in a small Alpine village. It follows the personal struggles and relationships of its residents against a mountain backdrop.

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What happens

The Village Under the Sky (German: Das Dorf unterm Himmel) is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Richard Häussler and starring Inge Egger, Robert Freitag and Renate Mannhardt. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location at Ötztal in the Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. It was based on the short story Der Januck by Rolf Olsen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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