Overview
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.
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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
Directors & Crew
Martin Hellberg
Director
Martin Hellberg
Writer
