Hatifa

Hatifa is tired of her difficult fate and escapes from the place of her enslavement, a quarry in the desert. There she wanders around in freedom, but ultimately helpless, without water or food. Shortly before dying of thirst, she is saved by the sage Simsal, who is traveling with a caravan of the merchant Ganem. Hatifa quickly makes many friends, including the young servant Hodja. Only to him she confides her secret. The girl had to keep the fact that she was a slave to herself. After all, anyone who helps escaped slaves is mercilessly threatened with the death penalty. Out of consideration for the caravan, they both flee, but are soon picked up by Ganem. When he realizes that he can make a lot of money with Hatifa, he sells her again to a quarry.

Cast

Gisela Büttner

Hatifa

Harry Hindemith

Simsal

Axel Kausmann

Hodja

Jochen Thomas

Ganem

Gerhard Lau

Stelzbein

Fred Düren

Zadok

Herbert Grünbaum

Anaximandros

Hans-Joachim Hegewald

Enki

Otto-Erich Edenharter

Kapitän

Alfred Lux

Achmed

Else Korén

Johannes Knittel

Ur-Sin