Krücke (1993)
The turmoil of the last days of the war. 13-year-old Tom loses his mother while on the run. In Vienna he meets the one-legged black marketeer 'Krücke' - a sly, cunning survivalist and at the same time an adorable, kind friend. The two find shelter with Bronka, a Jewish woman who serves alcohol to Allied soldiers and black marketeers. Tom and Krücke settle into this insecure world. Krücke plays the saxophone, Tom waits tables, until one day a return to Germany becomes possible. But the train that the one-legged man and the boy board is stranded in no man's land...
Director: Jörg Grünler
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Heinz Hoenig as Krücke |
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Martina Gedeck as Bronka |
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Peter Simonischek as Ferdi |
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Florian Martens as Transportleiter |
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Michael Kind as 1. Soldat |
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Kirsten Block as Eva |
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Jochen Horst as Ehemann |
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Erwin Leder as Betrunkener |
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Johannes Silberschneider as Bauer |
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Rita Leska as Toms Mutter |
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Paulus Manker as Fremder |
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Götz Behrendt as |
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Susanne Lüning as |
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Leo Bardischewski as |
| Directing | Jörg Grünler | Director |
| Editing | Jörg Baumeister | Editor |
| Writing | Peter Härtling | Novel |
| Writing | Jörg Grünler | Writer |
| Sound | Mick Baumeister | Music |
| Camera | Gernot Roll | Director of Photography |