Ach, du fröhliche
6.3
It was supposed to be a cozy Christmas evening with the family. Labor Director Walter Lörke was particularly looking forward to it. But then his daughter Anne surprised him with her future son-in-law Thomas Ostermann. And that's not all: Lörke is to become a grandfather. This doesn't suit him at all, especially as the young man clearly shows his critical attitude towards the state whose ideals Lörke has fought for all his life. An argument ensues - on Christmas Eve. Lörke leaves the apartment in a rage. But he is driven by unrest: He wants to know what kind of person his future son-in-law is and why he has such a negative attitude towards the state. It turns out that Thomas has had bitter experiences with the opportunistic attitudes of many adults and that, although he was the best student in his class, he was not admitted to university because of his critical opinions.
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Cast
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Erwin Geschonneck
Walter Lörke
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Karin Schröder
Anne Lörke
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Arno Wyzniewski
Thomas Ostermann
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Günter Junghans
Karl Lörke
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Rottenknechte
Mathilde Danegger
Großmutter
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Herwart Grosse
Herr Ostermann
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Marianne Wünscher
Frau Klinkhöfer
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Rosemarie Schelenz
Peggy
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Walter Jupé
Herr Klinkhöfer
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Hans Beimler, Kamerad
Karla Runkehl
Frau Siebkorn
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Fred Delmare
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Gerd Ehlers
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Günter Reisch Director · Vratislav Blažek Writer Hermann Kant Writer
First release October 12, 1962 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
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XG · Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 12, 1962
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 20, 1963 · TV · West Germany
Russia
July 8, 1963 · Theatrical
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