Silence in the Forest (1976 film)

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Silence in the Forest
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Directed by Alfred Vohrer
Written by
Produced by Horst Hächler
Starring
Cinematography Ernst W. Kalinke
Edited by Ingeborg Taschner
Music by Ernst Brandner
Production
company
Distributed by Constantin Film
Release date
  • 13 October 1976 (1976-10-13)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Language German

Silence in the Forest (German : Das Schweigen im Walde) is a 1976 West German historical drama film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Alexander Stephan, Belinda Mayne and Evelyn Opela. [1]

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It is a heimatfilm, one of the last productions in the group of films produced in post-war Germany. It is based on Ludwig Ganghofer's novel of the same title which has been adapted for the screen several times.

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  1. Goble p. 943

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