Told in the style of the German cabaret theatre, where both Gunther Neumann and Gert Frobe were important members, this is a balladeer’s version of a serious plot with musical interludes. The year is 2050 and the audience is asked to look at a telecast of ‘The Ancients”, from a century ago. Flashback to Germany, 1948, where Otto Normalverbraucher (Otto Averageman in the English-narrated version) is just returning from service in the German army during World War II. His experiences, told tongue-in-cheek, of the troubles that beset the average, law-abiding German citizen in post-war, war-torn destitute Germany and his awareness of the changes and problems are the bulk of the story. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.3/10 | |
Released: | December 31, 1948 | |
Runtime: | 80 min | |
Genres: | Comedy Musical | |
Companies: | Comedia Film - Alf Teichs Produktion | |
Cast: | Gert Fröbe Aribert Wäscher Tatjana Sais Ute Sielisch | |
Crew: | Günter Neumann Robert A. Stemmle | |
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