Lützower

Lützower

93 mins | Drama, War | Aug. 31, 1972

During the Napoleanic Wars, members of the Prussian Lützow Free Corps steal a French war chest from the house of collaborator Kerstinn, but their captain Friesen is captured and sentenced to death. But Friesen is saved by French Sergeant Fleuron and they flee the occupied city together. Kerstinn's daughter Marie is disgusted by her father's disloyalty and has also fallen in love with Friesen. When she learns about a trap that is being set for Lützow Free Corps, she sets out to warn them with the help of her father's clerk Püttchen, a Lützow sympathizer.

Lützower

93 mins | Drama, War | Aug. 31, 1972

Lützower
During the Napoleanic Wars, members of the Prussian Lützow Free Corps steal a French war chest from the house of collaborator Kerstinn, but their captain Friesen is captured and sentenced to death. But Friesen is saved by French Sergeant Fleuron and they flee the occupied city together. Kerstinn's daughter Marie is disgusted by her father's disloyalty and has also fallen in love with Friesen. When she learns about a trap that is being set for Lützow Free Corps, she sets out to warn them with the help of her father's clerk Püttchen, a Lützow sympathizer.
Producers Deutsche Film (DEFA)
Original title Lützower
Directors Werner W. Wallroth
Writers Hedda Zinner, Werner W. Wallroth

Cast

Jürgen Reuter

as Hauptmann Friesen

Jaecki Schwarz

as Schreiber Püttchen

Hans Teuscher

as Hauptmann Bredow

Oleg Vidov

as Major Margent

Johannes Wieke

as Oberleutnant Röder

Peter Reusse

as Leutnant Kranz

Lev Prygunov

as Sergeant Fleuron

Frank Obermann

as Jäger Knaup

Karlheinz Liefers

as Major Lützow

Herta Knoll

as Marie

Wolfgang Dehler

as Ratsherr Kerstinn

Heinz-Martin Benecke

as Kaufmann Trauberg

Hartmut Beer

as Ein Lützower