Der Baulöwe

Jun 5, 1980

1h 27m

★ 7.1

Overview

The successful entertainment artist Ralf Keul must develop his land on the Baltic Sea or else ultimately give it up. Inexperienced yet courageous, he hurls himself into the undertaking, which spares him no unpleasantness. He battles over the transportation and procurement of materials, constantly on the verge of a nervous breakdown, while his craftsmen offer little additional assistance.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

DEFA

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Cast

Ralf Keul

Rolf Herricht

Doris Keul

Annekathrin Bürger

Frau Weber

Agnes Kraus

Ingrid Keul

Franziska Troegner

Regisseur

Herbert Köfer

Scheidungsrichter

Gerry Wolff

Intendant

Eberhard Mellies

Herr Weber (Schwiegervater)

Hans Klering

Dachdecker Emil Sasse

Peter Dommisch

Architekt

Hannjo Hasse

Felix

Carl Heinz Choynski

Bürgermeister Ziegenhals

Peter Kalisch

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