Schäferstündchen

Oct 7, 1986

★ 4.0

Overview

Otto Zühlke is speechless when his wife Doris finally arrives back at her family home after long weeks of training. She decides not to let her husband get away with such a thing and the expected night of love is over for the time being. Otto comes to his senses and keeps his word, and Doris can finally embrace her husband.

Genres

Family

Comedy

TV Movie

Production Companies

DEFA

Schäferstündchen Trailers

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Cast

Doris Zühlke

Ingeborg Krabbe

Otto Zühlke

Peter Borgelt

Paul Polte

Herbert Köfer

Heiner Richter

Günter Schubert

Egon Hummel

Wolfram Handel

Frau Hummel

Gisela Rubbel

Peter Zühlke

Jürgen Trott

Linda Richter

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