Oben geblieben ist noch keiner

May 26, 1980

1h 17m

★ 4.0

Overview

Willi Zubrodt is delegated by his department to a parachuting course at the GST. As he is not very disciplined, has no respect for the instructors and does not fit into the collective, the instructors try to show him up and force his expulsion from the course. However, the attempts to prove that he had gaps in his theory and physical condition were a complete failure. Zubrodt manages to turn the tables each time.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

DEFA

Fernsehen der DDR

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Cast

Willi Zubrodt

Heinz Rennhack

Christine Linde

Solveig Müller

Flugplatzleiter Behrens

Alfred Struwe

Fluglehrer Kunkel

Jürgen Zartmann

Anja

Karin Düwel

Trautchen

Viola Schweizer

Rüdiger Joswig

Ursula Staack

Abteilungsleiter Denger

Jürgen Frohriep

Zirkusdirektor

Fred Delmare

Sekretärin

Karla Runkehl

Gisbert-Peter Terhorst

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