The Village

Summary This film deals with war orphans following WWII at a children's village in the Swiss Alps where over 200 children from all parts of Europe are gathered. The subplots involve a romance between two of the teachers, the grim decision of Red Poland to quit the experiment, and the problem of the German children being viewed as symbols of oppression rather than as victims the same as the children from other countries. The last credit line is for the Teachers and Children of Pestalozzi Village. View more details

The Village

Directed : Leopold Lindtberg

Written : Leopold Lindtberg Elizabeth Montagu Kurt Früh

Stars : John Justin Eva Dahlbeck Sigfrit Steiner Mary Hinton

7.7

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Sep 9, 1953

Countries of origin : United Kingdom Switzerland

Language : English German

Filming locations : Filmstudio Rosenhof, Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland

Production companies : Praesens-Film Rosslyn Productions

Summary This film deals with war orphans following WWII at a children's village in the Swiss Alps where over 200 children from all parts of Europe are gathered. The subplots involve a romance between two of the teachers, the grim decision of Red Poland to quit the experiment, and the problem of the German children being viewed as symbols of oppression rather than as victims the same as the children from other countries. The last credit line is for the Teachers and Children of Pestalozzi Village. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Sep 9, 1953

Countries of origin : United Kingdom Switzerland

Language : English German

Filming locations : Filmstudio Rosenhof, Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland

Production companies : Praesens-Film Rosslyn Productions

Comments
Welcome to juqing comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Login to display more comments

Edit Focus

All Filters