Ach, du fröhliche (1962)
1h 35m
Running Time
October 12, 1962Release Date
Ach, du fröhliche (1962)
1h 35m
Running Time
October 12, 1962Release Date
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Plot.
It was supposed to be a cozy Christmas evening with the family. Labor Director Walter Lörke was particularly looking forward to it. But then his daughter Anne surprised him with her future son-in-law Thomas Ostermann. And that's not all: Lörke is to become a grandfather. This doesn't suit him at all, especially as the young man clearly shows his critical attitude towards the state whose ideals Lörke has fought for all his life. An argument ensues - on Christmas Eve. Lörke leaves the apartment in a rage. But he is driven by unrest: He wants to know what kind of person his future son-in-law is and why he has such a negative attitude towards the state. It turns out that Thomas has had bitter experiences with the opportunistic attitudes of many adults and that, although he was the best student in his class, he was not admitted to university because of his critical opinions.
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Cast & Crew.

Erwin Geschonneck
Walter Lörke

Karin Schröder
Anne Lörke

Arno Wyzniewski
Thomas Ostermann

Günter Junghans
Karl Lörke

Mathilde Danegger
Großmutter

Herwart Grosse
Herr Ostermann

Marianne Wünscher
Frau Klinkhöfer

Rosemarie Schelenz
Peggy

Walter Jupé
Herr Klinkhöfer

Karla Runkehl
Frau Siebkorn

Fred Delmare
Taxifahrer

Gerd Ehlers
Betrunkener Fleischer

Jutta Wachowiak
Frau Dieter

Ingeborg Krabbe
Kellnerin

Yvonne Merin
Frau mit Hunden

Günter Rüger
Mann aus dem Büro
Details.
Wiki.
A Lively Christmas Eve (German: Ach, du fröhliche...; literally, Oh, You Merry One...) is an East German comedy Christmas film, directed by Günter Reisch. It was released in 1962.
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