What Would Happen If...? (1960)
In the late 1950s, the collectivization of agriculture is in full swing in the East German village of Willshagen on the German-German border. Those in charge have to face many obstacles, especially from a large-scale farmer who is unwilling to join the co-op. All of a sudden, mysterious men in a fancy car appear in the village and show an interest in the rundown manor house. Gossip spreads quickly, and some villagers think there will be a re-parceling of properties and a land swap with West Germany. They assume everything will go back to how it used to be and even expect the count to return to his manor. In preparation, the situation in the village escalates at a fevered pitch.
Director: Gerhard Klingenberg
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Willi Narloch as Mittelbauer Gepfert |
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Gerd Ehlers as Großbauer Dahlke |
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Heinz Frölich as Elias Ebermayer |
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Trude Bechmann as Alte Drögern |
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Hanns Anselm Perten as Großbauer Schäfer |
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Fritz Hofbauer as Großbauer Biegel |
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Heinz Scholz as Briefträger Mielsche |
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Adolf Peter Hoffmann as Bauer Mirek |
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Horst Lommatzsch as Wirt Gustav |
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Georg Peter-Pilz as Bürgermeister |
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Ernst Kahler as Parteisekretär Kramer |
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Peter Paul Goes as LPG-Vorsitzender Scharte |
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Peter Marx as LPG-Bauer Grollmann |
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Angela Brunner as Inge Gepfert |
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Manfred Borges as Traktorist Peter Scholz |
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Ursula Braun as Frau Gepfert |
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Christa Windish-Graetz as Annemarie Mielsche |
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Manfred Krug as Christian Dahlke |
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Gerd Biewer as Filmproduktionsleiter |
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Fred Düren as Regisseur Binz |
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Hans Knötzsch as Kameramann Weimann |
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Ulrich Folkmar as Architekt Baumann |
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Werner Troegner as Kraftfahrer Kratzke |
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Marianne Wünscher as Bäuerin |
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Charlotte Stähnisch as Bäuerin |
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Ellinor Vogel as Bäuerin |
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Max Klingberg as Alter Bauer |
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Karl-Heinz Weiss as Arbeiter |
| Directing | Gerhard Klingenberg | Director |
| Writing | Gerhard Klingenberg | Writer |
| Editing | Friedel Welsandt | Editor |
| Writing | Hedda Zinner | Writer |
| Sound | Peter Fischer | Music |
| Crew | Erich Gusko | Cinematography |
