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The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1958)

The Girl from the Marsh Croft poster
Original title
Das Mädchen vom Moorhof
Directed by
Gustav Ucicky
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
6
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a poor marsh farm faces scorn and hardship in her rural community. She finds love and must overcome prejudice to build a new life.

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What happens

The Girl from the Marsh Croft (German: Das Mädchen vom Moorhof) is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Maria Emo, Claus Holm and Eva Ingeborg Scholz. It was adapted from Selma Lagerlöf's 1908 eponymous novel. It was a remake of a 1935 film of the same name. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film won Joseph Offenbach the 1959 Winner German Film Critics Award for best actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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