The Trip to Tilsit (DIGITAL QUALITY)

Endrik Settegast is a well-to-do fisherman on the Curonian Spit. He has an harmonious life with his wife Elske and his small daughter. But then he meets the pretty Polish woman Madlyn and a passionate love affair develops between the two of them, which threatens the marriage despite Elske's battle to keep it alive. Endrik takes notice of Elske's efforts and stays with his family. Madlyn leaves the village; but returns again later on and their affair begins anew. Endrik still loves this woman and wants her to himself. Caught in a desperate situation, he makes a fateful decision: During a boating trip to Tilsit, he will murder his wife.