Godfather Death
1980, German. Directed by Wolfgang Hübner.
Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who had thirteen children. Since the farmer was so poor, there was never anything left for the youngest of the family. Therefore, the farmer chose Death as the godfather of his son, Jörg, because all people are equal in the eyes of Death. The Grim Reaper is happy to look after the boy and turns Jörg into a skilled doctor who earns wealth and fame.
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Wolfgang HübnerDirector
- Dieter FrankeGevatter Tod
- Jan SpitzerJörg
- Hannes FischerBürgermeister
- Janina HartwigBarbara
- Erika PelikowskyMuhme Ursel
- Adolf Peter HoffmannVeit Schütz
- Siegfried KilianEmmerich
- Volkmar KleinertPrediger
- Christian SteyerVolant
- Ursula StaackMoritatensängerin
- Gisela MorgenJutta
- Erdmute Schmidt-ChristianGrete
Details
- Released
- 27 December 1980
- Original title
- Gevatter Tod
- Country
- Germany, East Germany
- Written by
- Wolfgang Hübner, Claus Küchenmeister, Wera Küchenmeister
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Godfather Death runs 76 minutes (1h 16m).
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Godfather Death isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 December 1980. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Godfather Death?
Godfather Death (1980) was directed by Wolfgang Hübner and stars Dieter Franke, Jan Spitzer, Hannes Fischer.