Der Kristallspiegel

Overview

In spring 1946, Warsaw historian Wojtek arrives in a Polish provincial town to study the Renaissance. He soon becomes entangled in the fierce postwar power struggle between the Soviet-backed People’s Government—nationalizing industry and land—and reactionary exiled forces waging “bandit terror,” from train robberies to political assassinations. As violence escalates, Wojtek shifts from observer to active defender of the new “people’s power.”

Cast

Otto Mellies

Wojtek

B

Bianca Cavallini

Anastazja

F

Fritz Mohr

Herwart Grosse

Professor Ramuz

Wilfried Ortmann