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Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste
Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste
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  2. Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste

Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste

1988
1h 23m
Comedy
Family
Fantasy

Status

Released

Release

1988

Runtime

1h 23m

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Storyline

The opera singer Ludwig Löwenhaupt wants a proper festive roast for Christmas, so he buys a goose in advance to feed the whole family. What he doesn't realize, however, is that the children, Elli, Gerda and Peterle, will grow fond of the animal, which is christened Gustje, and will no longer want to eat it. After the "liberation", the "five kilos of meat", which were initially locked up in the cellar, become a pet that the children take to bed with them and communicate with. But shortly before Christmas, father Löwenhaupt still wants to slaughter them. However, as his family protests and his conscience gets in the way, he can't slaughter the goose after all. So Gustje only has to leave a few feathers as proof that she has been plucked, and the opera singer is given another goose that has already been cut up.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Dec 24, 1988
Languages
German
Director
Bodo Fürneisen
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Fernsehen der DDR
Fernsehen der DDR
Production Countries
East Germany
Germany

Top Cast

16 Cast Members

Dietrich Körner

Dietrich Körner

Ludwig Löwenhaupt

Barbara Dittus

Barbara Dittus

Hanna Löwenhaupt

Käthe Reichel

Käthe Reichel

Gertrud Löwenhaupt

Peter Bause

Peter Bause

Hans Becker

Gudrun Ritter

Gudrun Ritter

Rosl Becker

Stefanie Stappenbeck

Stefanie Stappenbeck

Annette

Gunther Emmerlich

Gunther Emmerlich

Dirigent

Heide Kipp

Heide Kipp

Direktorin

Johanna Schall

Johanna Schall

Fräulein Quellmalz

Daniel Mewes

Peter

Mark Wende

Robert

Nadine Herz

Charly

Helmut Straßburger

Opernsänger

Hartmut Beer

Hartmut Beer

Eisenbahner

Jörg Knochée

Fräulein Quellmalz's Freund

Tom Pauls

Tom Pauls

Junger Vater auf dem Bahnhof

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