Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste (1988)
The opera singer Ludwig Löwenhaupt wants a proper festive roast for Christmas, so he buys a goose in advance to feed the whole family. What he doesn't realize, however, is that the children, Elli, Gerda and Peterle, will grow fond of the animal, which is christened Gustje, and will no longer want to eat it. After the "liberation", the "five kilos of meat", which were initially locked up in the cellar, become a pet that the children take to bed with them and communicate with. But shortly before Christmas, father Löwenhaupt still wants to slaughter them. However, as his family protests and his conscience gets in the way, he can't slaughter the goose after all. So Gustje only has to leave a few feathers as proof that she has been plucked, and the opera singer is given another goose that has already been cut up.
Director: Bodo Fürneisen
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Dietrich Körner as Ludwig Löwenhaupt |
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Barbara Dittus as Hanna Löwenhaupt |
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Käthe Reichel as Gertrud Löwenhaupt |
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Peter Bause as Hans Becker |
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Gudrun Ritter as Rosl Becker |
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Stefanie Stappenbeck as Annette |
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Gunther Emmerlich as Dirigent |
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Heide Kipp as Direktorin |
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Johanna Schall as Fräulein Quellmalz |
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Daniel Mewes as Peter |
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Mark Wende as Robert |
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Nadine Herz as Charly |
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Helmut Straßburger as Opernsänger |
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Hartmut Beer as Eisenbahner |
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Jörg Knochée as Fräulein Quellmalz's Freund |
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Tom Pauls as Junger Vater auf dem Bahnhof |
| Directing | Bodo Fürneisen | Director |
| Writing | Manfred Freitag | Writer |
| Writing | Friedrich Wolf | Original Story |
| Writing | Joachim Nestler | Writer |
| Camera | Rüdiger Pelikan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ilona Thiel | Editor |
| Sound | Michael Heubach | Music |
