Godfather Death (1980)
Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who had thirteen children. Since the farmer was so poor, there was never anything left for the youngest of the family. Therefore, the farmer chose Death as the godfather of his son, Jörg, because all people are equal in the eyes of Death. The Grim Reaper is happy to look after the boy and turns Jörg into a skilled doctor who earns wealth and fame.
Director: Wolfgang Hübner
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Dieter Franke as Gevatter Tod |
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Jan Spitzer as Jörg |
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Hannes Fischer as Bürgermeister |
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Janina Hartwig as Barbara |
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Erika Pelikowsky as Muhme Ursel |
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Adolf Peter Hoffmann as Veit Schütz |
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Siegfried Kilian as Emmerich |
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Volkmar Kleinert as Prediger |
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Christian Steyer as Volant |
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Ursula Staack as Moritatensängerin |
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Gisela Morgen as Jutta |
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Erdmute Schmidt-Christian as Grete |
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Bert Paul as |
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Michael Gerber as |
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Hans-Peter Reinecke as |
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Rudolf Christoph as |
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Klaus Piontek as |
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Stefan Lisewski as |
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Michaela Hotz as |
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Angela Brunner as |
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Roland Knappe as |
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Jörg Panknin as |
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Willi Neuenhahn as |
| Writing | Claus Küchenmeister | Writer |
| Directing | Wolfgang Hübner | Director |
| Writing | Wolfgang Hübner | Writer |
| Writing | Wera Küchenmeister | Writer |
| Editing | Karin Kusche | Editor |
| Writing | Jacob Grimm | Story |
| Writing | Wilhelm Grimm | Story |
| Camera | Hans-Jürgen Sasse | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Karl-Ernst Sasse | Music |