Sunday Drivers (1963)
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.
Director:
Gerhard Klein
Writers:
Karl Georg Egel, Wolfgang Kohlhaase.
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Harald Halgardt as Spiessack |
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Herwart Grosse as Dr. Denker |
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Irene Korb as Miriam |
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Erich Gerberding as Teichert |
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Ellinor Vogel as Friedchen |
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Gerd Ehlers as Rosentreter |
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Angelica Domröse as Sabine |
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Hartmut Kirschke as Gemulf |
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Erika Dunkelmann as Wirtin |
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Hans Finohr as Kontrolleur |
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Günter Naumann as Volkspolizist |
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Rita Hempel as Bäuerin |
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Walter E. Fuß as Autoschlossermeister |
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Helmut Schreiber as Professor |
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Erich Mirek as Volkspolizist |
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Wolfgang Ostberg as Bauernbursche |
| Directing | Gerhard Klein | Director |
| Writing | Karl Georg Egel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Wolfgang Kohlhaase | Screenplay |
| Writing | Klaus Wischnewski | Creative Producer |
| Camera | Helmut Bergmann | Director of Photography |
| Art | Paul Lehmann | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ingeborg Wilfert | Costume Design |
| Editing | Evelyn Carow | Editor |
| Camera | Horst Blümel | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Wilhelm Neef | Original Music Composer |