Exploring the Brandenburg Marche

Exploring the Brandenburg Marche

96 mins | Drama | April 21, 1982

On a forest road in the Brandenburg March, village teacher Potsch accidentally encounters the distinguished Professor Menzel, who got stuck there in his car. In the conversation that ensues, Menzel and Pötsch quickly discover that they both are great admirers of the early 19th-century writer Max von Schwedenow who was born in the area.

Exploring the Brandenburg Marche

96 mins | Drama | April 21, 1982

Exploring the Brandenburg Marche
On a forest road in the Brandenburg March, village teacher Potsch accidentally encounters the distinguished Professor Menzel, who got stuck there in his car. In the conversation that ensues, Menzel and Pötsch quickly discover that they both are great admirers of the early 19th-century writer Max von Schwedenow who was born in the area.
Producers DEFA
Original title Märkische Forschungen
Directors Roland Gräf
Writers Günter de Bruyn, Roland Gräf

Cast

Hermann Beyer

as Ernst Pötsch

Kurt Böwe

as Professor Menzel

Jutta Wachowiak

as Mrs. Pötsch

Dieter Franke

as Fritz

Trude Bechmann

as Grandma Alwine

Eberhard Esche

as Bradtke

Michael Gwisdek

as Dr. Albin

Marylu Poolman

as Mrs. Eggenfels

Simone von Zglinicki

as Mrs. Unverloren

Horst Schulze

as Lepetit

Günter Schubert

as Stämmiger

Jaecki Schwarz

as Officer

Barbara Dittus

as Mrs. Menzel

Hilmar Baumann

as Minister Fritz

Doris Thalmer

as Mrs. Spießbauch

Carl Heinz Choynski

as Erschöpfter