Der Streit um des Esels Schatten

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Der Streit um des Esels Schatten (1990)

Directed by Walter Beck

Family · 1h 15m

The philosopher Democritus has a toothache, so a dentist from ancient Abdera sets off for his house. En route, he gets into a fight with a donkey driver. This conflict eventually causes all of Abdera to go crazy. Just when the city is seconds away from having a civil war, Democritus' apprentice shows up to ease the city's tensions with a gift.

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Cast

E
Eugen Albert Jakchos Brigitte Beier Medusa Gerit Kling Gorgo Leon Niemczyk Archon Onolaus
U
Uwe Steimle Aphron
H
Hans-Jürgen Pabst Laertes
F
Fritz Decho
J
Jürgen Watzke Jens-Uwe Bogadtke Manfred Heine Karin Gregorek
M
Michael Walke

Crew

Director
Walter Beck
Writer
Walter Beck, Friedhold Bauer
Director of Photography
Wolfgang Braumann
Editor
Vera Nowark

Details

Release date
1990-07-20
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Family
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
East Germany
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme