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Der schwarze Obelisk (1988)
Directed by Peter Deutsch
Drama, TV Movie
In 1923, Ludwig Bodmer, a young man returning from the war, works in the gravestone company of his comrade Georg Kroll during the period of inflation. Business is going well, but inflation robs them of their profits and people suffer under the circumstances of the time. The "lost generation" in particular, the survivors of the First World War, of which Ludwig is one, struggles to find a place in society.
Cast
Udo Schenk
Ludwig Bodmer
Rainer Hunold
Georg Kroll
K
Karina Thayenthal
Isabelle
Marina Krogull
Gerda Schneider
Stephan Schwartz
Otto Bambus
S
Siegfried Grönig
Hungermann
Elfi Eschke
Lisa Watzek
Heinz Schimmelpfennig
Riesenfeld
P
Petra Maria Grühn
Renée
R
Rainer Pigulla
Dr. Wernick
Lutz Reichert
Schneeweiß
Crew
- Director
- Peter Deutsch
- Novel
- Erich Maria Remarque
Details
- Release date
- 1988-06-26
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Deutsche Buchgemeinschaft