Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste
6.2
The opera singer Ludwig Löwenhaupt wants a proper festive roast for Christmas, so he buys a goose in advance to feed the whole family. What he doesn't realize, however, is that the children, Elli, Gerda and Peterle, will grow fond of the animal, which is christened Gustje, and will no longer want to eat it. After the "liberation", the "five kilos of meat", which were initially locked up in the cellar, become a pet that the children take to bed with them and communicate with. But shortly before Christmas, father Löwenhaupt still wants to slaughter them. However, as his family protests and his conscience gets in the way, he can't slaughter the goose after all. So Gustje only has to leave a few feathers as proof that she has been plucked, and the opera singer is given another goose that has already been cut up.
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Cast
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Dietrich Körner
Ludwig Löwenhaupt
Also in
Forbidden Love
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria
Barbara Dittus
Hanna Löwenhaupt
Also in
Einfach Blumen aufs Dach
Gewissen in Aufruhr
Bodo Furneisen
Manfred Freitag
Käthe Reichel
Gertrud Löwenhaupt
Also in
Daniel Druskat
The Legend of Paul and Paula
Joachim Nestler
Peter Bause
Hans Becker
Also in
Next Year at Lake Balaton
Rottenknechte
Friedrich Wolf
Also in
Verzeiht, daß ich ein Mensch bin
Mich dürstet
Gudrun Ritter
Rosl Becker
Known for
Beat
Bright Night
Stefanie Stappenbeck
Annette
Known for
Class Reunion 1.0
Nick: Off Duty
Gunther Emmerlich
Dirigent
Also in
Briefgeheimnis
Go Trabi Go 2: Those Were the Days of the Wild East
Heide Kipp
Direktorin
Also in
Spuk im Hochhaus
Solo Sunny
Bodo Fürneisen Director · Manfred Freitag Writer Joachim Nestler Writer
First release December 24, 1988 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production Fernsehen der DDR, DEFA
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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Fernsehen der DDR
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DEFA
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XG · Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 24, 1988
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No release date listed for United States.
XG
December 24, 1988 · TV
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