Wind in den Zweigen des Sassafras (TV)

Wind in den Zweigen des Sassafras - German title

(Wind in the branches of sassafras – English translated title)

A 1968 West German television production [Schloßpark Theater Berlin, ZDF (Berlin)]

Producer:

Director: Friedrich W. Bauschulte

Story: René de Obaldia

Teleplay: Eugen Helmlé

Photography: [black & white]

Music:

Running time: 100 minutes

Cast:

John-Emery Rockefeller - Martin Hirthe [Mexican Revolution]

Caroline Rockefeller - Charlotte Joeres

Pamela - Diana Körner

Tom - Christoph Bantzer

William Butler - Werner Stock

Carlos - Christian Rode

Miriam - Gisela Dreyer

Chicken Eye/Luchsauge - Heinz Rabe

Musicians - Hermann Leuschner, Peter Liebert, Fritz Tobin, Robert Göring   

Based on the book by the book and theatrical play by René de Obaldia. A family gathers together in prayer faced with Indian attacks, a corrupt sheriff and thieves who want the oil their land sits upon.

This theatrical play made into a made for television movie shown on West German TV on August 7, 1968.