Movie

Mich dürstet (1956)

• July 19, 1956
• 1h 32m

• Drama

Overview

Spain 1936: Despite the victory of the Popular Front, nothing has changed for the peasants; the grandees continue to oppress them. The poor peasant son Pablo fights back and encourages the others to demand their rights. The grandees flee. Students from Madrid arrive and help the rural population to democratize. Pablo falls in love with Magdalena and learns to read and write from her. When Franco begins his bloody attack on the young republic, they defend the village together. When Magdalena dies in a bombing raid by German planes, Pablo begins to hate the Germans. However, fighting together with the International Brigades, he realizes that there are other Germans too, and that they share a common enemy.

Director

Karl Paryla

Writers

Karl Paryla, Walter Gorrish

Starring

Edwin Marian, Isabell Carenato, Harry Hindemith