In 1807 Prussia, Napoleon supporter Baron von Schranden forces his maid Regine to lead the French enemy across “Cat’s Bridge”, up behind a corps of Prussian volunteers who the French then decimate. In retaliation for this betrayal, the people of Schranden set the lord’s castle on fire. When the baron’s son Boleslav returns to the village a Prussian war hero in 1813, he is faced with a self-righteous village community that has denied his late father a decent burial. Regine is Boleslav’s only ally, and Boleslav is Regine’s only ally. The conflict escalates, and the villagers set up an ambush for him at Cat’s Bridge …
Cast
Lissy Arna
Regine - Hackelbergs Tochter
Jack Trevor
Boreslav - Baron von Schrandens Sohn
Andreas Behrens-Klausen
Pfarrer Götz
Louise Woldera
Helene, seine Tochter
Max Maximilian
Hackelberg - Sargtischler
Rudolf Lettinger
Merkel - Ortsschulze
John Mylong
Felix, sein Sohn
Gustav Rodegg
Eberhard - Baron von Schranden
Franz Stein
Landrat von Krotkeim
Ekkehard Arendt
Engelbert
Ernst Behmer
Unknown
Johannes Bergfeldt
Unknown
Käthe Haack
Unknown
Egon Kleyersburg
Unknown
Bertold Reissig
Unknown
Crew
Gerhard Lamprecht
Director, Writer, Producer
Luise Heilborn-Körbitz
Writer
Hermann Sudermann
Novel
Karl Hasselmann
Director of Photography
Franz Vogel
Executive Producer
Aenne Willkomm
Costume Design
Herbert Knötel
Costume Design
Giuseppe Becce
Original Music Composer
Ernst Körner
Production Manager
Paul Leni
Art Direction