The Trial (1948 film)

Eszter, a young catholic peasant girl, is treated badly by her employer and forced to run away from home. Immediately after her disappearance, a rumour spreads that the girl was murdered by some Jewish temple servants in the village, since she had last been seen at one of their homes, specifically the temple servant Scharf. Inspector Bary was assigned investigate the case by the anti-Semitic Baron Ónódy. He manages to extract a confession from Scharf's young son. However, there are some discrepancies in the reconstruction of the events. This is noticed by Christian lawyer Dr. Eötvös (Ewald Balser), who personally takes charge of the defence of the accused. ==Cast==

• Ewald Balser as Dr. Eötvös • Marianne Schönauer as Dr. Eötvös' fiancée • Ernst Deutsch as Scharf, temple servant • Rega Hafenbrödl as his wife • Albert Truby as Moritz, his son • Heinz Moog as Baron Onody • Maria Eis as Widow Solymosi • Aglaja Schmid as Esther, her daughter • as Bäurin (farmer) Batori, Esther's employer • Iván Petrovich as Egressy, prosecutor • Gustav Diessl as Both, prosecutor • as Judge • Josef Meinrad as Bary, investigating judge ==References==