Overview
After the death of his father, the ambitious farmhand Hauke Haien works his way up to become the successor to the old dyke count, whose daughter Elke he marries. He develops plans for the construction of a new dyke to provide better protection against storm surges, but encounters resistance and inertia from the villagers, who superstitiously suspect him of being in league with the devil. As a heavy storm approaches, he chases towards the floods with his white horse...
Cast
John Phillip Law
Deichgraf Hauke Haien
Anita Ekström
Elke Volkerts
Gert Fröbe
Tede Volkerts, der alte Deichgraf
Dirk Galuba
Großknecht bei Peters
Vera Tschechowa
Vollina Harders
Lina Carstens
Trin Jans
Richard Lauffen
Jewe Manners
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Jess Harders
Werner Hinz
Amtsmann aus Husum
Volker Bogdan
Iven Johns
Details
Status
Released
Type
Movie
Director
Alfred Weidenmann
Genres
Drama