Der Ochse von Kulm
On a pasture in Bavaria, an ox frightens members of the American occupying forces. Farmer Alois, the owner of the animal, is sentenced to thirty days in prison for this "political" offense. While Alois begins his sentence, the ox runs riot in the prison yard. No one can tame him, and all the farmers refuse to take the ox into their care. The helpless administration comes up with a crazy solution: Alois must split his person. As inmate Alois, he is assigned to field duty with the livestock owner Alois to supervise the ox, while as livestock owner Alois he has to supervise inmate Alois. The bill he is subsequently presented with for twice the work is enormous.
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Cast
45 people
Ferdinand Anton
Alois
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Resel
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Martin Hellberg
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Franz Loskam
Bürgermeister
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Oskar Pietsch
Thea Aichbichler
Therese
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Günter Klück
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Meierhofbauer
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Bruno Atlas-Eising
Bauer
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Harald Mannl
Waaghuber
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Martin Hellberg Director · W.K. Schweickert Writer Günter Klück Composer
First release January 27, 1955 · Produced in XG · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 27, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
June 2, 1955
XC
June 17, 1955 · Theatrical
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