The Roedern Affair (1944)

Plot Summary

Prussia, at the time of Frederick the Great. In his service is Major General Dietrich Edler von Roedern, a renowned fortress builder who pursues his work with fanatical zeal and seriousness. He is not in the mood for women or festivities. Although he is married to Elisabeth, a woman who has gradually become estranged from him due to his nature, this marriage only exists on paper. When Frederick II invites him to a soiree, Roedern meets the singer Maria Raven. The two feel connected from the very beginning, a fateful, invisible bond that seems to chain the two very different people together. For the first time, Dietrich von Roedern experiences something like passionate love.

Full Cast & Characters

Paul Hartmann

Festungsbaumeister Dietrich von Roedern

Rudolf Fernau

Graf Wengen

Annelies Reinhold

Sängerin Maria Raven

Franz Schafheitlin

Marquis d'Orion

Ursula Herking

Marias Dienerin Luise

Herbert Hübner

General von Krusemarck

Hans Leibelt

Hofmarschall

Ernst Pittschau

Clementia Egies

Elisabeth von Roedern

Karl Dannemann

Soldat Knuse

Inge Drexel

Zofe Jeanette

Hugo Werner-Kahle

Herzog von Braunschweig

Director & Crew

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