Martin′s and his girlfriend′s Kathrin′s childhood comes to an abrupt end in 1920, when their Mecklenburg village is drawn into the events surrounding the Kapp putsch. By accident, Martin discovers a charge of weapons that land owner von Bröder had put away for the reactionary forces, and gives them to the workers in the city. When the village starts to organize a strike against the putsch, soldiers arrive at the village to hold down the residents of the village.

• DirectorWalter Beck
• Release18 December 1964
• Genre
  Family / Drama
• Duration1h 23m
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• Rate
  

  6.7
  3 reviews
• Productions

  DEFA