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Carola Lamberti

Carola Lamberti

1954•1h 30m
Drama

Carola has been running the family-owned circus alone since her husband’s death, but she suddenly finds herself at odds with her three adult sons who are also performance artists and want to have a say in how the business is run. The family discord leads Carola to turn her back on the circus, leaving the three inexperienced sons in charge. This turn of events forces the family to learn to work together or face bankruptcy.

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Production

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Henny Porten

Henny Porten

Carola Lamberti

Horst Naumann

Horst Naumann

Camillo Lamberti

Edwin Marian

Edwin Marian

Pero Lamberti

Rüdiger Renn

Rüdiger Renn

Eduard Lamberti

Ursula Kempert

Ursula Kempert

Viola

Catja Görna

Catja Görna

Ines Lamberti

Johannes Arpe

Johannes Arpe

Stegemann

Hans Klering

Hans Klering

Borbasch

Herbert Richter

Mollenkamp

Herbert Kiper

Herbert Kiper

Willem

Fritz Schlegel

Fritz Schlegel

Möckwitz

Willy A. Kleinau

Willy A. Kleinau

Taxichauffeur

Heino Winkler

Heino Winkler

Tagur

Jürgen Krumwiede

Meschik

Hans Ulrich Laufer

Kapitän Sandberg

Georg Dücker

Clown Heini

Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz

Dicker Zuschauer

Hermann Mayer-Falkow

1.Beamter

Paul Knopf

2. Beamter

Hans-Edgar Stecher

Hans-Edgar Stecher

1. Lehrling

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