This film is set in a medieval mill town in the Harz mountains. The greedy and brutal millman and his accomplices, the castle steward and the mayor, set fire to a forest mill that the farmers used for processing their grain. Without their mill, the farmers must now rely on the millman's services. When the farmhand Anna uncovers the millman’s crimes, he swiftly detains her and a young miller, Jörg. The forest spirits have a different plan, however, and they free the young couple with the charge to rebuild the ruined forest mill and turn things around for the villagers.
as Anne
as Jörg
as Mühlmann
as Schulze Bangebös
as Burgvogt Raufer
as Ratte, der Kriegsknecht
as Schmied Anselm
as Marthe, seine Frau
as Knecht Konrad
as Magd Marie
as Waldmüller
as Waldmüllerin
as Bauer Melchior
as Bauer Martin
as Bauer Thomas
as Else
as Margrit
as der Graue Köhler
as der Schwarze Köhler
as der Rote Köhler
as Ausrufer
as Bauer Schütt
as Bauer Großkopf
as Peter, Sohn des Schmieds
as Georg
as hagerer Reisiger
as Kathrin
as Großmutter
as Reisiger Kuno