Die Wildente 48 years old

Consul Werle holds a reception in honour of the homecoming of his son Gregers. At the reception, Gregers meets his childhood friend, Hjalmar Ekdal, who is married to Gina, a former maid of the Werle family. Hjalmar is unaware that Werle had an affair with Gina and that their 14-year-old daughter Hedwig is not his child. Gregers moves in with the Ekdals with the intention of allowing unsuspecting Hjalmar and his family to share in the "happiness of truth". Hedwig is entirely devoted to a wild duck, which lives on a pond outside their house. When Hjalmar learns the truth about his daughter, he wants to leave his family. Gregers advises Hedwig to kill the wild duck so that her father, impressed by this sacrifice, will return home. On the following day, Hedwig's birthday, she doesn't shoot the duck, but shoots herself instead.

Credits

Die Wildente Cast

Name Character
Heinz Bennent He was 55, 90 years old when he died as Dr. Relling
Bruno Ganz He was 35, 77 years old when he died as Gregers Werle
Heinz Moog He was 68, 80 years old when he died as Konsul Werle
Peter Kern He was 27, 66 years old when he died as Hjalmar Ekdal
Jean Seberg She was 37, 40 years old when she died as Gina Ekdal, seine Frau
Sonja Sutter She was 45, 86 years old when she died as Frau Sörby
Anne Bennent She was 12, now 61 years old as Hedvig, seine Tochter

Die Wildente Crew

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Die Wildente (48 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, September 01, 1976
  • Runtime: 105 minutes