Der Richter von Zalamea (1956)

Plot Summary

Historical drama set during the reign of Philip II of Spain. The royal troops have taken up quarters in the village of Zalamea. Captain Don Alvaro is staying with the farmer Pedro Crespo. His daughter Isabel behaves very coldly and dismissively toward the captain, which irritates him. Finally, he takes her by force and humiliates her father. The captain is put on trial in the village. Pedro is appointed judge and, despite all the threats from General de Lope, sentences the captain to death. De Lope then wants to deny him his judicial authority. Surprisingly, King Philip II appears in the village and confirms the harsh sentence, but wants to pardon the offender. However, the sentence has already been carried out.

Full Cast & Characters

Albert Garbe

Don Lope

Rolf Ludwig

Rebolledo

Ursula Braun

Chispa

Raimund Schelcher

Sergeant

Wolf von Beneckendorff

Hidalgo

Hans-Joachim Büttner

Gudrun Schmidt

Rüdiger Renn

Annegret Golding

Alexander Papendiek

Günther Ballier

Wolfgang Bachmann

Director & Crew

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