A Lord of Alexander Square

Mar 3, 1967

1h 51m

★ 6.5

Overview

Ewald Honig can't break his bad habit. Hardly has he crossed over into the GDR when the strapping, well-built man in his late fifties once again starts courting ladies with fraudulent intentions. His daughter Ina, burdened with the same genes, specializes in married men in their prime. Two criminologists are on the Honigs' trail, but they soon have enough to handle just dealing with each other. Meanwhile, Honig and his daughter have left their wayward path of their own accord.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

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Cast

Dr. Achim Engelhardt

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Ina

Angelica Domröse

Leutnant Liebrecht

Joachim Bober

Frau Holzmeyer

Carola Braunbock

Frau Schlosser

Erika Dunkelmann

Dr. Schießer

Hannes Fischer

Johanna Farkas

Monika Gabriel

Ewald Hornig

Erwin Geschonneck

Günti Schwalbe

Ivan Malré

Pisurschke

Edwin Marian

Koffer-Ede

Willi Narloch

Dr. Härtel

Willi Schwabe

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