The Cloister of Martins

The Cloister of Martins
Directed by	Richard Häussler
Written by	Olaf Hinz Peter Ostermayr
Based on	The Cloister of Martins by Ludwig Ganghofer
Produced by	Ottmar Ostermayr
Starring	Willy Rösner Gisela Fackeldey Heinz Engelmann
Cinematography	Josef Illig Franz Koch
Edited by	Claus von Boro
Music by	Bernhard Eichhorn
Production company	Peter Ostermayr Produktion
Distributed by	Kopp-Filmverleih
Release date	10 December 1951 (1951-12-10)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Cloister of Martins (German: Die Martinsklause) is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Richard Häussler and starring Willy Rösner, Gisela Fackeldey and Heinz Engelmann. Based on the novel of the same title by Ludwig Ganghofer, it was part of the postwar wave of heimatfilm movies in Germany. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around Königssee and Karwendel in the Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Horn and Carl Ludwig Kirmse.

Cast

• Willy Rösner as Waze, Verweser im Gadener Land
• Gisela Fackeldey as Recka
• Heinz Engelmann as Eberwein, Propst von Berchtesgaden
• Paul Richter as Sigenot, der Fischer
• Ingeborg Cornelius as Edelrot
• Ferdinand Anton as Ruedlieb Schönauer
• Sepp Nigg as Wambo
• Walter Janssen as Waldram
• Hubert Kiurina as Henning
• Alf Eder as Sindel
• Armin Dahlen as Rimiger
• Uli Steigberg as Hartwig
• Richard Passavant as Eilbert
• Richard Wagner as Gerold
• Hans Terofal as Otloh
• Karl Tischlinger
• Elise Aulinger as Ulla, eine Magd
• Viktor Gehring as Schönauer, Richtmann im Gaden
• Michl Lang as Wicho, der Knecht
• Viktor Afritsch
• Rolf Pinegger as Eigel, der Köhler
• Bertl Schultes
• Hans Nützels
• Rolf Straub as Domin
• H. Wesenbeck as Schweiker

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Cloister of Martins at IMDb