Ach, du fröhliche

Ach, du fröhliche (1962)

ComedyDrama

It was supposed to be a cozy Christmas evening with the family. Labor Director Walter Lörke was particularly looking forward to it. But then his daughter Anne surprised him with her future son-in-law Thomas Ostermann. And that's not all: Lörke is to become a grandfather. This doesn't suit him at all, especially as the young man clearly shows his critical attitude towards the state whose ideals Lörke has fought for all his life. An argument ensues - on Christmas Eve. Lörke leaves the apartment in a rage. But he is driven by unrest: He wants to know what kind of person his future son-in-law is and why he has such a negative attitude towards the state. It turns out that Thomas has had bitter experiences with the opportunistic attitudes of many adults and that, although he was the best student in his class, he was not admitted to university because of his critical opinions.

Director: Günter Reisch

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	Erwin Geschonneck as Walter Lörke
	Karin Schröder as Anne Lörke
	Arno Wyzniewski as Thomas Ostermann
	Günter Junghans as Karl Lörke
	Mathilde Danegger as Großmutter
	Herwart Grosse as Herr Ostermann
	Marianne Wünscher as Frau Klinkhöfer
	Rosemarie Schelenz as Peggy
	Walter Jupé as Herr Klinkhöfer
	Karla Runkehl as Frau Siebkorn
	Fred Delmare as Taxifahrer
	Gerd Ehlers as Betrunkener Fleischer
	Jutta Wachowiak as Frau Dieter
	Ingeborg Krabbe as Kellnerin
	Yvonne Merin as Frau mit Hunden
	Günter Rüger as Mann aus dem Büro
	Hans Hardt-Hardtloff as
	Erik Veldre as
	Siegfried Kilian as
	Horst Jonischkan as
	Klaus Gehrke as
	Walter E. Fuß as
	Horst Giese as
	Gerhard Scholz as
	Wolfgang Roeder as

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