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Junge Leute in der Stadt (1985)

Directed by Karl Heinz Lotz

Drama · 1h 28m

Berlin during the Great Depression of 1929. Unemployed cab driver Emanuel sees no more opportunities for himself in the city and wants to try his luck somewhere outside. His friend Fritz lends him his cab for one last trip. In the process, he meets the dancing girl Susi. She is young, beautiful, carefree, self-confident and persuades him to stay. During a demonstration by the unemployed, a policeman is stabbed to death. Emanuel is suspected. He is arrested in the evening at Susi's revue. Frida and Gerda and other young people with their problems and their longing for a little security and social safety are also there.

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Cast

M
Mirko Haninger Emanuel Maria Probosz Beata Maj
J
Jochen Noch Ulrike Krumbiegel Frieda Sylvester Groth Reinhardt André Hennicke Robert Hermann Beyer Bühnenarbeiter
A
Andreas Schumann
S
Stefan Martin Müller

Crew

Director
Karl Heinz Lotz
Writer
Karl Heinz Lotz, Rainer Simon, Manfred Wolter
Novel
Rudolf Braune
Editor
Helga Gentz

Details

Release date
1985-11-21
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
East Germany, Germany
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme