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Hochmut kommt vor dem Knall

06/30/1960

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1hr 22min

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Comedy

STORY

Under political pressure, a West German radio station stages a radio play about a Russian invasion of West Germany. A handsome fee convinced the unemployed Anton Wiesel to take on the direction. At the same time, the driver Harry Kyritz received an inheritance: a decrepit barge with which he intends to become an entrepreneur. His acquaintance with Madeleine Müller, the daughter of a coal wholesaler, comes at just the right time. But so does Mr. Müller, because he is broke. So he throws a big party to sell his daughter as his last profitable asset. Harry has a good chance when the radio plays a radio play about a Russian robbery. The guests take it as a factual report and flee to the cellar. Harry reveals his true financial situation, but Müller accepts him anyway - as a model worker for the Russians. But when the mistake is revealed, Harry is out of the running in favor of a wealthier son-in-law.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Horst Drinda
  • Rolf Ludwig
  • Johannes Arpe
  • Peter Herden
  • Horst Schulze

    Director

  • Kurt Jung-Alsen

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • DEFA

    Production Countries

  • East Germany

LANGUAGES

  • German

Cast

Horst Drinda

Harry Kyritz

Rolf Ludwig

Anton Wiesel

Johannes Arpe

Oskar Müller

Peter Herden

Hans-Joachim Fechtner

Horst Schulze

Uwe Angler

Christine Laszar

Amy Taylor

Helga Göring

Sylvia Lehmann

Lisa Macheiner

Melanie Müller

Steffi Freund

Madeleine Müller

Peter Kiwitt

Friedrich Sägemehl