The Wild Duck (1976)
1h 45m
Running Time
September 1, 1976Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Bruno Ganz
Gregers
Peter Kern
Hjalmar Ekdal
Anne Bennent
Hedwig Ekdal, Tochter
Jean Seberg
Gina Ekdal, Gattin
Martin Flörchinger
Alter Ekdal
Heinz Moog
Konsul Werle
Hans W. Geißendörfer
Director
Henrik Ibsen
Writer
Heinz Bennent
Dr. Relling
Gunther Witte
Writer
Sonja Sutter
Frau Sörby
Guido Wieland
Pettersen
Bernd Eichinger
Producer
Anton Duschek
Graberg
Niels Janette Walen
Composer
Uwe Falkenbach
Der Kahle
Robby Müller
Cinematographer
Erich Aberle
der Dicke
Bruno Thost
Der Kurzsichtige
Hans Weth
Production Manager
Ulrich Schröder
Art Direction
Lambert Hofer Jr.
Costume Design
Jutta Brandstaedter
Editor
Lilli Zangerle
Makeup Artist
Edith Almoslino
Costume Design
Harry Nap
Unit Manager
Hannelore Uhrmacher
Makeup Artist
Nils Janette Walen
Music
Details.
Wiki.
Die Wildente (English: The Wild Duck) is a 1976 German-Austrian feature film based on the play The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen. Bruno Ganz played the leading role under the direction of Hans W. Geißendörfer.