Bahnwärter Thiel

The story

The film tells the tragic fate of railroad guard Thiel at the end of the 19th century. Thiel, who spends his days in the dull, monotonous fulfillment of his duties, has lost his gentle, quiet wife Minna. He remarries out of concern for his young son Tobias. His second wife Lene, with whom he also has a child, is superior to him in vitality and has a rough passion. He discovers that his child from his first marriage is being discriminated against and tormented by her - Thiel withdraws more and more into himself and becomes lonely. When Tobias is killed in an accident, he blames Lene, and disaster is inevitable...

Cast & crew

Martin TrettauBahnwärter Thiel

Walfriede SchmittLene

Blanche KommerellMinna

Rolf HoppePfarrer

Willi SchradeZugführer

Walter LendrichBahnwärter

Walter Niklaus

Walter NiklausNarrator (voice)

Joachim Pape

Joachim PapeCast

Andreas Albert

Andreas AlbertCast

Gerd StaigerCast

Roland Kuchenbuch

Roland KuchenbuchCast

Roman-Eckhard Galonska

Roman-Eckhard GalonskaCast