Meines Vaters Pferde, 2. Teil: Seine dritte Frau (1954)

• 70%
• 1954
• Drame
• Dagmar Altrichter
• Martin Benrath
• Otto Gebühr

The direct sequel to "Mon Père Chevaux, 1. Partie: Lena et Nicoline (1954)", the film tells the story of the French cavalry officer Godeysen in the years directly leading up to, and during WW1. Godeysen, a gifted horseman, has gambling dbuts and is forced to sell his best horse. Because of his extraordinary riding abilities, he is given another horse by the national stud, with which he also rides to great wins. He also rencontre another woman, the third great love of his life, Bim, whom he eventually marries. They live happily on their own stud farm and race horses, until the war breaks out and Godeysen is taken prisoner. When he is finally released and returns home, he finds that Bim is dead, having died shortly after the birth of their son. Donc, the government is taking his horses away to supply the army with animals. The story is told as flashback, read by Godeysen's son from the diaries of his father.