The Brigade-Leader’s Hat
1986, German. Directed by Horst E. Brandt.
Young construction worker Ralf Reider leaves his home village Katzsprung in the Rhön mountains during the "Berlin Initiative". In the capital, he wants to earn enough money in construction to build his own house for his wife and his child. But Ralf is an unconventional character who soon becomes an outsider because of his behaviour.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Horst E. BrandtDirector
- Roman KaminskiRalf Reider
- Peter SodannFritz Siegert
- Reiner HeiseManne Herford, genannt Maus
- Hans-Uwe BauerMatzke
- Albert HetterleBauleiter Ronnseil
- Wolfgang WinklerMeister Kosenkamp
- Manfred GorrSekretär der APO-Leitung
- Arianne BorbachCharlie
- Lutz RiemannBrigadier Eisenbacke
- Hildegard AlexFrau Siegert
- Ulrike KrumbiegelHeide Reider
- Helga GöringHeides Mutter
Details
- Released
- 20 March 1986
- Original title
- Der Hut des Brigadiers
- Country
- Germany, East Germany
- Written by
- Horst E. Brandt, Manfred Richter
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The Brigade-Leader’s Hat runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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The Brigade-Leader’s Hat isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 March 1986. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Brigade-Leader’s Hat?
The Brigade-Leader’s Hat (1986) was directed by Horst E. Brandt and stars Roman Kaminski, Peter Sodann, Reiner Heise.