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Ein Polterabend

Ein Polterabend

1955•1h 30m
Comedy

Berlin 1849: The democrat Adolf Glasbrenner, known as Brennglas, publishes the political satire magazine "Phosphor" on a shoestring budget. He plans to marry his lover, the actress Adele Peroni. But the plan comes to a standstill when Adele is to make a guest appearance at the reactionary Royal Prussian Playhouse. A democratic journalist marrying a court actress? Impossible! Together with his friend Pulecke, Brennglas tries to disrupt Adele's performance with a bachelor party...

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Production

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Rolf Moebius

Rolf Moebius

Adolf Glasbrenner

Hella Ferstl

Hella Ferstl

Adele Peroni

Willy A. Kleinau

Willy A. Kleinau

Karl Weber

A. Ph. Reclam

Eva Brumby

Rieke

Willi Endresser

Spießbürger

Johannes Maus

Paul Heidemann

Paul Heidemann

Herbert Köfer

Herbert Köfer

Rittmeister von Blötzow

Harry Gillmann

Friedrich

Aribert Grimmer

Lokführer

Maximilian Larsen

Friedrich Wilhelm IV.

Leo Sloma

Requisiteur

Kurt Sperling

Gendarm

Ellinor Vogel

Schauspielerin Eleonore Dusche

Charles Hans Vogt

Charles Hans Vogt

Mann mit Bart

Otto Zedler

Spießbürger

Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Adolf Glasbrenner

Agnes Kraus

Agnes Kraus

Ellen Plessow

Ellen Plessow

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