Berlin Around the Corner

Jun 30, 1966

1h 25m

★ 4.5

Overview

Berlin in the 1960s. Olaf and Horst are two young metalworkers, who provoke their older colleagues with critiques of the antiquated equipment and lack of materials... not to mention their love of leather jackets and motorbikes. Olaf and Horst begin to be targeted in the house newsletter, and the generational conflict escalates.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

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Cast

Olaf

Dieter Mann

Karin

Monika Gabriel

Paul Krautmann

Erwin Geschonneck

Hütte

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

Kratz

Kurt Böwe

Horst

Kaspar Eichel

Meister

Harald Warmbrunn

Bender

Jürgen Frohriep

Schichtleiter

Klaus Ebeling

Parteisekretär

Achim Schmidtchen

Kranführer

Rudolf Ulrich

Uwe Detlef Jessen

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