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Der Ochse von Kulm (1955)

Directed by Martin Hellberg

Drama · 1h 28m

On a pasture in Bavaria, an ox frightens members of the American occupying forces. Farmer Alois, the owner of the animal, is sentenced to thirty days in prison for this "political" offense. While Alois begins his sentence, the ox runs riot in the prison yard. No one can tame him, and all the farmers refuse to take the ox into their care. The helpless administration comes up with a crazy solution: Alois must split his person. As inmate Alois, he is assigned to field duty with the livestock owner Alois to supervise the ox, while as livestock owner Alois he has to supervise inmate Alois. The bill he is subsequently presented with for twice the work is enormous.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Martin Hellberg
Writer
W.K. Schweickert
Director of Photography
Eugen Klagemann
Original Music Composer
Günter Klück
Editor
Gisela Klagemann

Details

Release date
1955-01-27
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
East Germany
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme