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Angry Harvest

In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer of some wealth, discovers the woman, Rosa, and hides her in his cellar. Leon's a middle-aged Catholic bachelor, tormented by his sexual drive. He doesn't tell Rosa he's seen signs her husband is alive, and he begs her to love him. Rosa offers herself to Leon if he'll help a local Jew in hiding who needs money. Leon pays, and love between Rosa and him does develop, but then Leon's peasant subservience and his limited empathy lead to tragedy. At the war's end, a ray of sunshine comes from an unexpected place.

1985 |1h 41m |  Drama, Romance

Cast

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Armin Mueller-Stahl

Leon Wolny

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Elisabeth Trissenaar

Rosa Eckart

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Wojciech Pszoniak

Cybulkowski

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Gerd Baltus

Geistlicher

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Margit Carstensen

Eugenia

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Kurt Raab

Maslanko

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Tilly Lauenstein

Frau Kaminska

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Hans Beerhenke

Kaspar

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Anita Höfer

Pauline

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Isa Haller

Magda / Zosia

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Klaus Abramowsky

Herr Rubin

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Malgorzata Gebel

Frau Rubin

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Status

Released

Language

German

Budget

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Revenue

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