Die ehrbaren Fünf
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In a small Saxon town after the Second World War, the former chimney sweep Toni tries to survive on the black market and meets the pusher Ginfizz. Together they initially trade in flour before embarking on a riskier plan: they are to rescue machines from Soviet expropriation for the mill owner Hartmann by transporting them in hidden trucks. In the process, they become entangled in various adventures, from rescuing orphans to transporting pigs, while being constantly pursued by the young policewoman Gisela, who wavers between her professional duty and her attraction to Toni. After Ginfizz is caught and the others remain temporarily free, they help to get the mill up and running again to avert a food shortage.
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Cast
32 people
Susanne Lüning
Gisela Herholz
Also in
The Frog Prince
Jorinde und Joringel
Alfred Müller
Meister
Also in
The Rabbit Is Me
For Eyes Only
Klaus Gendries
Günter Rieskau
Volkmar Kleinert
Ginfizz
Known for
The Lives of Others
Lara
Rosemarie Wintgen
Reiner Heise
Langer
Also in
The Golden Thaler
Zwei alte Hasen
Theo Richtsteiger
Eginhardt
No other roles listed
Henry Hübchen
Toni
Known for
Unfamiliar
8 Days
Edgar Külow
Wachtmeister Albrecht
Also in
Fridolin
Märkische Chronik
Otmar Richter
Petrich
Also in
Fridolin
Columbus 64
Rolf Colditz
Hartmann
Also in
Immensee
Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist
Klaus Gendries Director · Günter Rieskau Writer Peter Krause Cinematographer
First release March 26, 1989 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
XG · Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 26, 1989
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