In 1794 Bützow, widow Hornborstel, a top goose breeder, presses Mayor Hane to marry her. Rebuffed, he bans free‐range geese under a “goose edict.” Enraged, she enlists revolutionary‐minded Magister Albus to rally citizens. They rise for goose freedom, the duke deposes Hane, installs a new mayor, and Albus escapes across the border.
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Cast
21 people
Rolf Hoppe
Dr. Hane
Known for
Three Wishes for Cinderella
Mephisto
Arno Wyzniewski
August Albus
Also in
The Adventures of Werner Holt
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria
Hartmut Beer
Hoyer
Werner Bergmann
Frank Vogel
Wilhelm Raabe
Ursula Karusseit
Witwe Luise Hornborstel
Also in
In All Friendship
Daniel Druskat
Peter Badel
Franziska Troegner
Regina
Known for
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Peter Rabenalt
Jaecki Schwarz
Bröcker
Also in
I Was Nineteen
Ein starkes Team
Ilona Thiel
Frank Vogel Director · Wilhelm Raabe Author Werner Bergmann Cinematographer
First release December 12, 1985 · Produced in Germany, XG · Production DEFA
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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DEFA
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Germany · XG
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · December 12, 1985
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