The Girl of the Moors


1h 27m 1961

Film Details

Also Known As
Das Mädchen vom Moorhof
Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
New York opening: 26 May 1961
Production Company
Real Film
Distribution Company
Casino Films
Country
Germany (West)
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Tösen från Stormyrtorpet" by Selma Lagerlöf in En saga om en saga och andra sagor (Stockholm, 1908).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Synopsis

A maid, seduced by her employer, becomes pregnant. She tries to commit suicide, but she is saved by two woodcutters. Eventually, the employer meets a violent death, and the maid falls in love with another man and is married.

Film Details

Also Known As
Das Mädchen vom Moorhof
Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
New York opening: 26 May 1961
Production Company
Real Film
Distribution Company
Casino Films
Country
Germany (West)
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Tösen från Stormyrtorpet" by Selma Lagerlöf in En saga om en saga och andra sagor (Stockholm, 1908).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

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Released in West Germany in August 1958 as Das Mädchen vom Moorhof. Previously filmed in Sweden (1917, 1947), Germany (1935), and Finland (1940).