Die JudenbucheMovie
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff tells her friend Levin Schücking about her recently completed story Die Judenbuche and begins by reading from the manuscript. The protagonist of the actual story is Friedrich Mergel, whose father Hermann Mergel has a fatal accident under a beech tree on a stormy night while returning from a wedding abroad. Friedrich, who earns his living as a cowherd, is adopted by his uncle Simon, who uses him for his obscure business.
About Die Judenbuche
Die Judenbuche is a 1980 drama, tv movie movie directed by Rainer Horbelt.
The production information lists production credits from Germany, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Barbara Morawiecz, Roland Teubner, Eberhard Feik, Franz Rudnick. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
