Children of the Mountains
Kinder der Berge
Synopsis
Josef Rainer is a road worker in a mountain village in Liechtenstein. His wife Marianne works as a waitress in a restaurant to improve the meager housekeeping money. Some people ask themselves why she has married that poor devil since she could have married into money. But she stays to the keen wood carver. He works out fantastic objects of tree roots, but villagers jeer at him. The family dreams to get a cow of their own to be more independent. One day Josef scrapes together all savings and goes to the cattle market. Due to lack of money, a clever farmer palms a skinny, sick cow off on him. The children Hansli and his friend Ludmila take the cow to their heart. Ludmila even lends her name to the animal. Some time later Josef falls from a mountain and is unable to work for a long time. So a decision is made that cow Ludmila which produces no milk has to be slaughtered.
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Barbara Rütting
Marianne Ospel
Maximilian Schell
Josef Ospel
Heinrich Gretler
Pfarrer Polding
Max Haufler
Alois
Ellen Widmann
Frau Reichel - Wirtin
Michael Arco
Tourist
Mathilde Schmitz
Touristin
Emil Hegetschweiler
Alter Melker
Rudolf Strub
Viehhändler
Prinz Constantin von und zu Liechtenstein
Himself
Prinzessin Monica von und zu Liechtenstein
Herself
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Georg Tressler
- Screenplay & Story
- Paul Gallico, Hans D. Bove, Klaus Peter Schulze, Georg Tressler, Werner Wollenberger
- Original Title
- Kinder der Berge
- Country of Origin
- Liechtenstein, Switzerland
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Production Studios
- Reinhardt-Nickstadt Produktion, Rialto Film Vaduz
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Georg Tressler
Paul Gallico, Hans D. Bove, Klaus Peter Schulze, Georg Tressler, Werner Wollenberger
Department Leadership Roster
Georg Tressler
Director
Hans D. Bove
Writer
Klaus Peter Schulze
Writer
Georg Tressler
Writer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Children of the Mountains
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What is Children of the Mountains about?
Josef Rainer is a road worker in a mountain village in Liechtenstein. His wife Marianne works as a waitress in a restaurant to improve the meager housekeeping money. Some people ask themselves why she has married that poor devil since she could have married into money. But she stays to the keen wood carver. He works out fantastic objects of tree roots, but villagers jeer at him. The family dreams to get a cow of their own to be more independent. One day Josef scrapes together all savings and goes to the cattle market. Due to lack of money, a clever farmer palms a skinny, sick cow off on him. The children Hansli and his friend Ludmila take the cow to their heart. Ludmila even lends her name to the animal. Some time later Josef falls from a mountain and is unable to work for a long time. So a decision is made that cow Ludmila which produces no milk has to be slaughtered.
Who directed Children of the Mountains?
Children of the Mountains was directed by Georg Tressler.
Who stars in Children of the Mountains?
The principal cast of Children of the Mountains includes Barbara Rütting, Maximilian Schell, Heinrich Gretler, Max Haufler, Ellen Widmann.
When was Children of the Mountains released and how long is it?
Children of the Mountains was released in 1958 with a total runtime of 1h 39m.
Is Children of the Mountains based on a book or true story?
Children of the Mountains is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Paul Gallico".