East German
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Konrad Petzold
Konrad Petzold (26 April 1930, Radebeul - 12 November 1999, Kleinmachnow) was a German film director, writer and actor.
Biography
Born the youngest of six children in a poor family, he was the son of a worker and a housewife. After an internsh ...
and
Egon Günther
Egon Günther (30 March 1927 – 31 August 2017) in:
. It was released in 1961.
Cast
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Wolf Kaiser
Wolf Kaiser (26 October 1916 – 22 October 1992) was a German theatre and film actor. He grew up in Switzerland, where he studied chemistry and physiology. In 1937 he was deemed unfit for service in the Wehrmacht, and then went to Berlin where ...
as Kaiser Max
* Horst Drinda as Hans - Tuchwebergeselle
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Werner Lierck Werner may refer to:
People
* Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name
Fictional characters
* Werner (comics), a German comic book character
* Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...
as Kumpan - Tuchwebergeselle
*
Lore Frisch
Lore Frisch (1925, Schwindegg – 1962, Potsdam) was a German actress.
Selected filmography
* ''The Blue and White Lion'' (1952)
* ''Young Heart Full of Love'' (1953)
* '' Marriage Strike'' (1953)
* '' 52 Weeks Make A Year'' (1955)
* '' The ...
as Bekleidungsminister
*
Gerd E. Schäfer Gerd or GERD may refer to:
* Gerd (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname
* Gerd (moon), a moon of Saturn
* Gerd Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
* Gastroesophageal reflux disease, a chronic symptom of mucosal damage ...
as Außenminister
*
Kurt Rackelmann
Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor.
In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and i ...
as Innenminister
* Erik S. Klein as Küchenminister
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Eva-Maria Hagen
Eva-Maria Hagen (; ; 19 October 1934 – 16 August 2022) was a German actress and singer. She was known as the "Brigitte Bardot of the GDR" but was banned from performance for political reasons.
Life
Hagen was born Eva-Maria Buchholz in Köl ...
as Katrin
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Günther Simon
Günther Simon (11 May 1925 – 25 June 1972) was an East German actor.
Biography
Early life
A bank clerk's son, Simon attended an acting school already in '' Gymnasium''. At the age of 16, he was sent to a premilitary training camp of the ...
as Fleischer
*
Hans Klering
Hans Klering (8 November 1906 – 30 October 1988) was a German actor, director, voice actor, graphic designer and author. He joined the Communist Party and went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, returning to Germany in 1945. In 1946, he beca ...
as Holzauge
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Harry Gillmann
Harry may refer to:
TV shows
* ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin
* ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons
* ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...
as Schnapsnase
*
Gerhard Rachold Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to:
Given name
* Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate
* Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark
* Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–19 ...
as Latte
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Harry Riebauer
Harry Riebauer (4 July 1921 – 8 November 1999) was a German film and television actor.
Riebauer was born in Reichenberg (Liberec, Czechoslovakia) in a Sudetengerman family.
Active in acting from 1950 through 1990, one of his many roles w ...