Grenadier Wordelmann
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1780: When farmer Schmitzdorff in Wust, Brandenburg, is denied permission to marry his stepdaughter Sophie, he goes to Potsdam to obtain permission from the king himself. Because when he believes he is in the right, the proud man stubbornly insists on his opinion. But his stubbornness gets the better of him when he meets the dashing Wordelmann, Frederick II's personal grenadier, in an inn on the way. The latter sees the farmer as a welcome distraction from his otherwise dreary everyday life. Wordelmann tricks Schmitzdorff at his expense and pretends to be allowed to perform the wedding because of his military affiliation. And so the grenadier ends up organizing a wedding that isn't a wedding and takes the dastardly prank to the extreme until everyone involved has lost their laughter.
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Cast
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Herbert Köfer
Bauer Schmitzdorff
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Peter Reusse
Grenadier Wordelmann
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Franziska Troegner
Sophie
Known for
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Hans-Joachim Hanisch
Vater Mettke
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Divided Heaven
Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann
Bruno Carstens
Grenadier
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Fridolin
Das Licht der schwarzen Kerze
Jörg Knochée
Grenadier
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Carla
Der Hasenhüter
Klaus Nietz
Grenadier
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Daniel Druskat
Sankt Urban
Berndt Stichler
Grenadier
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Bird Waking Weather
Mit verbundenen Augen
Peter Bause
Fischer Krüger
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Next Year at Lake Balaton
Rottenknechte
Johannes Wieke
Schulze Lier
Also in
Trace of Stones
Daniel Druskat
Klaus Mertens
Also in
Spuk im Hochhaus
Geheime Spuren
Christine Harbort
Known for
Mephisto
The Tunnel
Hans-Joachim Hildebrandt Director · Georg Hermann Author Rosemarie Sundt Cinematographer
First release November 2, 1980 · Produced in XG
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
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XG
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · November 2, 1980
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