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Der Postmeister (English: The Postmaster or The Stationmaster) is a 1940 German film directed by Gustav Ucicky. Released during the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, it depicts Russians in a sympathetic light, unlike their depiction in such films as Friesennot before or GPU after.
It was based on The Station Master, a short story from The Belkin Tales series by Alexander Pushkin. It was remade in 1955 as Dunja. An earlier version was the French film Nostalgie (1938) with Harry Baur, directed by Victor Tourjansky.
At the Venice Film Festival, Der Postmeister won the Mussolini Cup for best foreign film.
Original Release
04/24/1940
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Heinrich George | Der Postmeister |
| Hilde Krahl | Dunja |
| Siegfried Breuer | Rittmeister Minskij |
| Hans Holt | Fähnrich Mitja |
| Ruth Hellberg | Elisawetha |
| Margit Symo | Mascha |
| Erik Frey | Sergej |
| Alfred Neugebauer | Gutsbesitzer |
| Franz Pfaudler | Knecht Pjotr |
| Leo Peukert | Oberst |
Directors
Writers
Alexander Pushkin, Gerhard Menzel
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Heinrich George | Der Postmeister |
| Hilde Krahl | Dunja |
| Siegfried Breuer | Rittmeister Minskij |
| Hans Holt | Fähnrich Mitja |
| Ruth Hellberg | Elisawetha |
| Margit Symo | Mascha |
| Erik Frey | Sergej |
| Alfred Neugebauer | Gutsbesitzer |
| Franz Pfaudler | Knecht Pjotr |
| Leo Peukert | Oberst |
| Reinhold Häussermann | Schneider |
| Auguste Pünkösdy | Wirobowa |
| Oskar Wegrostek | Hausknecht beim Rittmeister |
| Hugo Gottschlich | Diener des Rittmeisters |
| Anton Pointner | Der Kavalier des Rittmeisters |
| Karl Ehmann | Sacha, der alte Hausebewohner / Sacha |
| Mimi Stelzer | Katja, die Köchin des Rittmeisters |
| Edwin Jürgensen | |
| Bernhard Wicki | Statist |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Karl Hartl | Producer |
| Erich von Neusser | Producer |
