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The First Polka

Klaus Emmerich

1979 • 1h 36m

The intertwined lives of people of both Polish and German extraction who live on the pre-World War II border between the two countries are explored in this drama. Valeska is the Polish/German matriarc...

The First Polka

Cast

Maria Schell

Maria SchellValeska Piontek

Ernst Stankovski

Ernst StankovskiAnwalt Wondrak

Claus Theo Gärtner

Claus Theo GärtnerFeldwebel Metzmacher

Eva Maria Bauer

Eva Maria BauerTante Lucie

Erland Josephson

Erland JosephsonLeo Maria Piontek

Guido Wieland

Guido WielandHerr Montag

René SchellJosef Piontek

Marco KrögerAndreas

Jan Biczycki

Jan BiczyckiArchpriest Pattas

Regine LamsterIrma

Crew

Michael Ballhaus

Michael BallhausDirector of Photography

Rolf Zehetbauer

Rolf ZehetbauerProduction Design

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