''The Hunter of Fall'' (german: Der Jäger von Fall) is a 1974

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directed by

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and starring , and

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and a

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. It is based on the novel '' The Hunter of Fall'' by Ludwig Ganghofer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Rothe.

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took place in Bavaria and the Austrian

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Cast

* as Modei * as Friedl, Jäger von Fall *

as Huisentoni * Klaus Löwitsch as Lenz *

Hansi Knoteck Johanna Knoteck, known as Hansi Knoteck (2 March 1914 – 23 February 2014), was an Austrian film actress. Selected filmography * '' Count Woronzeff'' (1934) * '' Hubertus Castle'' (1934) * '' The Gypsy Baron'' (1935) * ''The Saint and Her F ...

as Friedls Mutter *

Viktor Staal Viktor Staal (17 February 1909 – 4 June 1982) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * '' Everything for the Company'' (1935) * '' Eva, the Factory Girl'' (1935) * '' Das Einmaleins der Liebe'' (1935) * '' The World's in Love'' (1935 ...

as Förster * Beppo Brem as Doktormartl * as Huisenblasi * Sepp Rist as Der alte Huisen *

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as Grenzbauer *

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References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1974 films West German films 1970s German-language films Films directed by Harald Reinl Remakes of German films Films based on The Hunter of Fall Films set in the 1890s Constantin Film films 1970s historical drama films German historical drama films 1974 drama films 1970s German films {{1970s-Germany-film-stub