''The Cloister of Martins'' (german: Die Martinsklause) is a 1951 West German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Richard Häussler Richard Häussler (26 October 1908 – 28 September 1964) was a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1936 and 1964. He also directed seven films between 1951 and 1957. He was born in Munich, Germany and d ...

and starring

Willy Rösner Willy Rösner (1893–1966) was a German stage and film actor.Parrill p.131 Selected filmography * ''The King's Prisoner'' (1935) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935) * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1936) * ''Frau Sixta'' (1938) * ''Water for Canitoga ...

Gisela Fackeldey Gisela Fackeldey (13 November 1920 – 21 October 1986) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 45 films and television shows between 1949 and 1986. Selected filmography * ''Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950) * '' Kissing Is No Sin'' ...

and

Heinz Engelmann Heinz Engelmann (1911–1996) was a German film actor. He was married to the actress Gertrud Meyen. Selected filmography * '' D III 88'' (1939) * ''Drei Unteroffiziere'' (1939) * ''Congo Express'' (1939) * ''The Girl at the Reception'' (1940) * ...

.Goble p.173 It is based on the novel of the same title by

Ludwig Ganghofer Ludwig Ganghofer (7 July 1855 – 24 July 1920) was a German writer who became famous for his homeland novels. Biography He was born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, the son of forestry official August Ganghofer (1827–1900). His younger sister Ida (186 ...

. The film is part of the postwar tradition of heimatfilm in German cinema. It was shot at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Firs ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

and on location around Königssee and Karwendel in the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

s Willi Horn and

Carl Ludwig Kirmse Carl Ludwig Kirmse (1888–1982) was a German art director who worked prolifically on films during the silent and sound eras.Giesen p.220 Selected filmography * ''The House of Torment'' (1921) * '' Country Roads and the Big City'' (1921) * '' T ...

Cast

as Waze, Verweser im Gadener Land *

as Recka *

as Eberwein, Propst von Berchtesgaden *

Paul Richter Paul Richter (1 April 1895 – 30 December 1961) was an Austrian film actor. He owed his great popularity in German films of the silent era largely to the directors Joe May and Fritz Lang. Biography Richter made his film debut right before W ...

as Sigenot, der Fischer *

Ingeborg Cornelius Ingeborg Cornelius (born 1930) is an Austrian stage and film actress.Goble p.173 She appeared in a number of heimatfilm during the 1950s, having been discovered by the producer Peter Ostermayr. Selected filmography * ''The Violin Maker of Mitten ...

as Edelrot *

Ferdinand Anton Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "co ...

as Ruedlieb Schönauer *

Sepp Nigg Sepp may refer to: *Sepp (given name) *Sepp (surname) *Science & Environmental Policy Project * Sepp (publisher) *Substantially equal periodic payments, US tax-law provision *Single Edge Processor Package * State Enterprise for Pesticide Productio ...

as Wambo *

Walter Janssen Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1917 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' The Dancer'' (1919) * ''Destiny'' (1921) * ''Wandering Souls'' (1 ...

as Waldram * Hubert Kiurina as Henning * Alf Eder as Sindel *

Armin Dahlen Armin Dahlen (14 October 1919 – 26 July 2013) was an Austrian actor. He also directed for television. He starred in the 1954 Ealing Studios drama ''The Divided Heart''. He died in July 2013 at the age of 93. Selected filmography * ''White Go ...

as Rimiger * Uli Steigberg as Hartwig * Richard Passavant as Eilbert *

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

as Gerold *

Hans Terofal Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi a ...

as Otloh *

Karl Tischlinger Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austria ...

Elise Aulinger Elise Aulinger (11 December 1881 – 12 February 1965) was a German stage, radio and film actress. Selected filmography * ''The Favourite of the Queen'' (1922) * ''Martin Luther'' (1923) * ''What the Stones Tell'' (1925) * ''The Seventh Son'' (1 ...

as Ulla, eine Magd *

Viktor Gehring Viktor Gehring (10 January 1889 – 24 April 1978) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.213 Selected filmography * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1918) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1920) * '' The Chain of Guilt'' (1921) * '' Trutzi from Trutzbe ...

as Schönauer, Richtmann im Gaden *

Michl Lang Michl Lang (16 January 1899 – 21 December 1979) was a German stage and film actorGoble p.457 Selected filmography * ''The Unsuspecting Angel'' (1936) * '' Geheimakte W.B.1'' (1942) * ''A Heart Beats for You'' (1949) * ''King for One Night'' (195 ...

as Wicho, der Knecht *

Viktor Afritsch The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

Rolf Pinegger Rolf Pinegger (25 March 1873 – 18 October 1957) was a German stage and film actor who appeared in over forty films, generally in supporting roles. Selected filmography * ''The Dying Salome'' (1919) * ''The Last Shot'' (1920) * ''The Blame'' (1 ...

as Eigel, der Köhler *

Bertl Schultes Bertl Schultes (1881–1964) was a German comedy stage and film actor. He travelled with the director Franz Osten to India for the making of The Light of Asia in 1925, acting as an interpreter and assistant director.Rogowski p.171 Selected filmo ...

* Hans Nützels * Rolf Straub as Domin * H. Wesenbeck as Schweiker

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1951 films West German films 1950s German-language films Films based on works by Ludwig Ganghofer Films directed by Richard Häussler Films set in the 12th century Films set in the Holy Roman Empire Films set in the Alps German historical drama films 1950s historical drama films 1951 drama films German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films shot at Bavaria Studios {{1950s-Germany-film-stub