Pugowitza

Mar 26, 1981

1h 41m

★ 7.0

Overview

World War II is over and Heinrich, a young German boy, influenced by the Russians, starts to act according to Communist principles in a small German village.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Pugowitza Trailers

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Cast

Heinrich

Axel Griesau

Komarek

Szymon Szurmiej

Mutter Kriepsch

Käthe Reichel

Frau Sagoreit

Karla Runkehl

Frau Kirsch

Viola Schweizer

Frau Puwalewski

Ursula Staack

Berniko

Kurt Böwe

Verwalter Hopf

Rolf Hoppe

Spanier

Jörg Panknin

Wojtek

Marek Probosz

Parteigenosse

Peter Welz

junge Frau

Carin Abicht

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