
Film
The Fair
1960· 16· 1h 42m· Drama
In 1959, in a small German village, the annual fair is set up. When a carousel is fixed firmly in the ground, a fair worker discovers a skeleton, a steel helmet, and a machine gun. The skeleton belongs to Robert Mertens, a plain soldier, who deserted in 1944 und flew to his home village. But when he arrived, no one wanted to help him, neither his former friends nor the minister, or even his own parents.
1960-08-18
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorWolfgang Staudte
WriterWolfgang Staudte
ProducerHarald Braun
Director of PhotographyGeorg Krause
EditorLilian Seng
Full cast & crew (15 cast · 15 crew)
Details
Released1960-08-18
Runtime1h 42m · 16
StatusReleased
StudiosFreie Film Produktion GmbH & Co., Hamburg
LanguagesGerman
CountriesGermany · France
Rating7.2/10 · 11 votes
Original languagede
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