| The Blacksmith of St. Bartholomae | |
| Director: | Max Michel |
| Producer: | Hans Engelmann |
| Starring: | Viktor Staal Marianne Koch Annie Rosar |
| Music: | Karl Bette |
| Editing: | Herbert Taschner |
| Studio: | Kronen-Film |
| Distributor: | DEFIR |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | West Germany |
The Blacksmith of St. Bartholomae (German: Der Schmied von St. Bartholomä) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Max Michel and starring Viktor Staal, Marianne Koch and Annie Rosar.[1] [2] It was shot on location at Berchtesgaden in Bavaria and in a makeshift studio nearby. The film's sets were designed by the art director Curt Stallmach. It was part of the postwar boom in heimatfilm that peaked around this year.
After nine years in a Soviet Prisoner of War camp, a former blacksmith returns to his home village in the Alps but has been left emotionally scarred and bitter from his experiences and struggles to settle back in.