Sunday Drivers

Sunday Drivers

1963•1h 26m•5.7/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(3)

On August 12, 1961, eight people in three cars set off for Berlin from Leipzig. They want to go to the West. The initiator is the philistine Spiessack, who drives the others, who have embarked on the adventure with mixed feelings. It becomes a journey with numerous incidents and panic, which causes the different characters to clash. When they finally arrive in Berlin the next day, they are not allowed to cross the border. The only option is to return. At home, Spiessack is met by a policeman in his living room - with the slogan "We'll be back" written on the wall.

Open in PickFlick

Production

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Harald Halgardt

Harald Halgardt

Spiessack

Herwart Grosse

Herwart Grosse

Dr. Denker

Irene Korb

Irene Korb

Miriam

Erich Gerberding

Erich Gerberding

Teichert

Ellinor Vogel

Friedchen

Gerd Ehlers

Gerd Ehlers

Rosentreter

Angelica Domröse

Angelica Domröse

Sabine

Hartmut Kirschke

Gemulf

Erika Dunkelmann

Erika Dunkelmann

Wirtin

Hans Finohr

Kontrolleur

Günter Naumann

Günter Naumann

Volkspolizist

Rita Hempel

Bäuerin

Walter E. Fuß

Autoschlossermeister

Helmut Schreiber

Helmut Schreiber

Professor

Erich Mirek

Volkspolizist

Wolfgang Ostberg

Wolfgang Ostberg

Bauernbursche

Recommended

Cosmic Chaos

Cosmic Chaos

Battles in virtual reality, survival in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a Soviet spaceship giving a distress signal - Fantastic stories created with advanced special effects and passion.

Cosmic Chaos

2023

6.0

Lion

Lion

The lion has to become more physically fit. The gazelle does not think he is capable of doing so.

Lion

2017

6.2

Panda

Panda

Two teenagers are playing by night in a dirty parking lot. After they are driving on an empty road, they start to tease each other on the way to the sea, but they seem to be too young to drive and the road is a bit strange.

Panda

2014

6.5

Lion, London Zoological Gardens

Lion, London Zoological Gardens

A male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the cage. The lion alternates between finding the food on the cage floor and reaching through the bars to swipe at the man, who stays alarmingly close to the beast. In the background are the large rocks and brick wall at the back of the lion's habitat.

Lion, London Zoological Gardens

1896

5.3

Man

Man

An experimental film through the eyes of a man

Man

2022

6.9

Fistful of Vengeance

Fistful of Vengeance

A revenge mission becomes a fight to save the world from an ancient threat when superpowered assassin Kai tracks a killer to Bangkok.

Fistful of Vengeance

2022

5.6

Lion

Lion

A young lonely lion crosses an arid and desert Savannah. He discovers that the only source of water is kept by a tyrannical buffalo.

Lion

2019

6.5

Pirates Down the Street II: The Ninjas from Across

Pirates Down the Street II: The Ninjas from Across

The pirates feel right at home in Sandborough, but the atmosphere cools right down when the ninjas come to live in the street. After all, pirates and ninjas are sworn enemies! While pirate captain Hector Blunderbuss struggles to get rid of his new neighbours, son Billy and ninja daughter Yuka become friends. The pirates challenge the ninjas to the ultimate battle at the village's annual hexathlon. Who will win the match? Ninjas are faster and more agile of course, but pirates are the best cheats in all of the seven seas...

Pirates Down the Street II: The Ninjas from Across

2022

6.4

Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony

Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony

30 years ago, on June 23rd, 1991, Sonic the Hedgehog was released on the SEGA Genesis, beginning a new era of gaming. Since then, Sonic has been running through countless zones, beating badniks, and saving the world with the help of his friends. This performance is to thank you, all of you, for being there every step of the way, and to remind us all of the amazing journey we've been on. Happy 30th Anniversary, Sonic!

Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony

2021

7.1

Bogotá: City of the Lost

Bogotá: City of the Lost

After moving to Bogotá for a chance at a better life, a young Korean man rises through the Colombian black market — risking peril for a shot at success.

Bogotá: City of the Lost

2024

6.9

The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks 2

The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks 2

Rich and powerful Simon Qing has been schooled in the ways of sex by his virile father, but is still a virgin. That is, until he meets his first love Violetta who has fun with him all over his father’s estate. Their love does not last, so Simon embarks on a journey. Along the way he meets the comely nun Moon whom Simon deflowers and then marries. He then becomes enamored of Golden Lotus but she is married to dwarf Wu Da-Lang.

The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks 2

2009

6.2

The Snow Sister

The Snow Sister

A young boy whose grieving family has forgotten about Christmas forms an unexpected, healing bond with a bubbly girl full of holiday spirit.

The Snow Sister

2024

6.8

Similar Movies

Ghost Season

A haunting portrait of five strangers forging fragile bonds amid war and displacement on the Sudanese border.

Ghost Season

Les K d'Or

Les K d'Or

Noah, who grew up believing he’s Gaddafi’s secret son, is now a treasure hunter obsessed with finding the Libyan leader’s lost gold, scattered across the Sahel after his death. To reach it, he teams up with Zoulika—formerly Louise—an endearing, unpredictable firebrand freshly out of civic reintegration camp. Their cover: joining forces with Ryan, a 52-year-old conservative, visually impaired late bloomer determined to run the legendary Marathon des Sables. Noah wants his father’s gold, Zoulika wants to slip across the border, and Ryan wants to fulfill a childhood dream. Off they go, heading straight into the Sahel.

Les K d'Or

2026

Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert her and join his old partner Anita, who's done likewise. But after sweeping teacher Emmy Brown off her feet, he finds her so sweet that love and jealousy endanger his plans.

Hold Back the Dawn

1941

6.7

The Fourth War

The Fourth War

Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border. Both men are responsible for a group of troops in their remote settings, and both have been shaped by their combat experiences and a shared aversion to their superiors' ways of doing things. After a defector is killed, things escalate into a full-fledged battle with serious geopolitical ramifications.

The Fourth War

1990

5.2

Nothing to Declare

Nothing to Declare

During the elimination of the Belgian/French border in the 90s, a Belgian customs officer is forced to team up with one of his French counterparts.

Nothing to Declare

2010

5.9

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz

A beautiful East German Olympic hopeful pole-vaults over the Berlin Wall to freedom.

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz

1968

3.0

The Snorkel

The Snorkel

On the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what appears to be a perfect murder of his wife. While Paul is believed to be writing a book in France, his stepdaughter, Candy, suspects him of murdering her mother, as well as her father years before. With the police unwilling to investigate any further, Candy sets out to confirm her suspicions and take Paul down herself.

The Snorkel

1958

7.1

14 Kilometers

14 Kilometers

Three people looking for a better life become stranded in the desert with little hope of survival.

14 Kilometers

2007

6.2

The War Boys

The War Boys

David, George, and Greg, best friends since high school, are “The War Boys”. They used to perch on the US-Mexican border, waiting to spot illegal immigrants who were trying to run into the United States. Sometimes, without a thought for the immigrants, the boys chased them across the wasteland and back across the border – just for fun. It was just one of those games boys played to make themselves feel big. But high school’s over now. David is unexpectedly home from his freshman year of college and the War Boys have been reunited.

The War Boys

2009

5.9

Naakaa

Naakaa

Goldie, a small time smuggler of Barhabise who is in need of a profiting consignment to recover from his current bankruptcy. He gets an emergency call from a local smuggler and businessman of the area to rescue a Tibetan girl and her transporter illegally from one of the sub-border point to Barhabise.

Naakaa

2018

7.0

The Border

The Border

The story interleaves the destinies of two families, a Serbian from Bosnia and a Hungarian, in a village on the border.

The Border

1990

5.8

Sugar Sand

Sugar Sand

End of the 1970s in East Germany: Fred and Jonas are close friends. The 10-year-olds live near at the German-German frontier. After the mother from Jonas has made an exit application, the boys have to recognize that they are soon separated from each other. But they want to dig a tunnel to Australia to meet there themselves again. When Jonas should leave the country with his mother this night changes everything.

Sugar Sand

2017

5.8