The Poacher (German: Der Wilderer) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Heinrich Schroth, Carl de Vogt and Rudolf Biebrach. Location shooting took place around Innsbruck and the Dolomites. The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.

Synopsis

After a deer is killed on his estate, a count hires a hunt to track down the poacher he believes is responsible.

The Poacher (1926 film)

Cast

Heinrich Schroth as Graf Oetzbach

Carl de Vogt as Werner, Jäger des Grafen

Rudolf Biebrach as Der alte Dorn, Jäger des Grafen

Rudolf Rittner as Andreas Weiler, Bauer in Oetzbach

Helga Thomas as Maria, seine Tochter

Ellen Douglas as Cenz, seine Nichte

Max Maximilian as Franz, sein Knecht

Josef Peterhans as Baumgartner, Kaufmann in Oetzbach

Hans Peter Peterhans as Der Geißbub

References

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1926 films

Films of the Weimar Republic

Films directed by Johannes Meyer

German silent feature films

UFA GmbH films

1926 drama films

Silent German drama films

Films about hunters

Films set in the Alps

German black-and-white films

1920s German films

1920s German-language films

Films shot in Austria

The Poacher (1926 film)