

Ein Engel namens Hans-Dieter
2004, German. Directed by Hajo Gies.
Hans-Dieter Anhäuser, owner of a joke articles factory, is a creep. He cheats on his wife, neglects his children, bullies his employees - and all just before Christmas. But then he has an accident, falls into a coma and experiences his own funeral in a dream. In the process, he learns what everyone really thinks of him. To make matters worse, he meets his deceased father-in-law, the former factory owner, who tells him that he, Hans-Dieter, has one last chance. If he doesn't manage to make his family happy by Christmas, he will send him to hell on Christmas Eve.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Hajo GiesDirector
- Fritz WepperHans-Dieter Anhäuser
- Ulrike KrienerHilde Anhäuser
- Jaecki SchwarzGottlieb Gropius
- Wolfgang VölzOpa August Dollinger
- Sophie WepperSonja Anhäuser
- Petra KleinertDoris Koslowski
- Thorsten FellerManfred Anhäuser
- Charly HübnerHerr Schmittke
- Eva MendeKrankenschwester
- Ernst-Georg SchwillCast
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- Released
- 24 November 2004
- Country
- Germany
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Ein Engel namens Hans-Dieter (2004) was directed by Hajo Gies and stars Fritz Wepper, Ulrike Kriener, Jaecki Schwarz.