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The Postmaster
The Postmaster

The Postmaster

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Drama

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When two Russian captains of cavalry came to a German post station one of them recalls what happened long time ago. He begins to tell the story: Ten years ago a comrade of them made a resting at the post station and fell in love with the station master's daughter. He promised everything to her and finally convinced her to come with him to St. Petersburg. When both arrived there she had to realize that her captain never had the intention to marry her.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

23 April 1940

Country

Austria

Cast

Heinrich George

Heinrich George

Der Postmeister

Hilde Krahl

Hilde Krahl

Dunja

Siegfried Breuer

Siegfried Breuer

Rittmeister Minskij

Hans Holt

Hans Holt

Fähnrich Mitja

Margit Symo

Margit Symo

Mascha

Hugo Gottschlich

Hugo Gottschlich

Diener des Rittmeisters

Ruth Hellberg

Ruth Hellberg

Elisawetha

Erik Frey

Erik Frey

Sergej

Alfred Neugebauer

Alfred Neugebauer

Gutsbesitzer

Franz Pfaudler

Franz Pfaudler

Knecht Pjotr

Leo Peukert

Leo Peukert

Oberst

Reinhold Häussermann

Reinhold Häussermann

Schneider

Auguste Pünkösdy

Auguste Pünkösdy

Wirobowa

Oskar Wegrostek

Oskar Wegrostek

Hausknecht beim Rittmeister

Anton Pointner

Anton Pointner

Der Kavalier des Rittmeisters

Karl Ehmann

Karl Ehmann

Sacha

Mimi Stelzer

Mimi Stelzer

Katja, die Köchin des Rittmeisters

Bernhard Wicki

Bernhard Wicki

Statist

Edwin Jürgensen

Edwin Jürgensen

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