Switzerland 1523. The mercenary Hansli Gyr returns with his soldiers from Italy to his home in the Oberland. They have fought for the Pope and now find a religious upheaval in Switzerland.
Direction
Günther treats Reformation like intimate family tragedy, not history lesson.
Acting
Stoll's Ursula carries impossible tension between desire and damnation.
Director
Egon Günther
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Banned in East Germany for 'religious mysticism,' which is honestly the best review possible. Günther smuggled it through DEFA using historical distance to critique ideological dogma of all stripes.
The Oberland dialect was so specific that West German distributors demanded subtitles for 'German' audiences. Günther refused. Legend.
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