Der Wohltäter
Der Wohltäter
1975, German. Directed by Wolf Dietrich.
The children Sonja and Helmut Schmitt have lost their parents in a car accident. At first, their grandmother takes over the supervision and care of the two. When she no longer can take care of that due to her health, mayor and brewery operator Gassner provides them a new home. By doing this, he secures respect and approval in the village. What really happened isn’t suspected by anyone: The egocentric Gassner let his underage daughter drive his deregistered, medium-green old Mercedes. During that ride without a license, she caused the accident and forced her father to do an outwardly “good deed”. Because, if the truth came to light, Gassner would have to fear a defeat in the upcoming mayoral elections and damage to his reputation.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Wolf DietrichDirector
- Gustl BayrhammerGassner
- Franziska StömmerAnna Gassner
- Andrea L'ArrongeChrista Gassner
- Carolin OhrnerSonja Schmitt
- Claudius KrachtHelmut
- Michael StippelKarl
- Peter GebhartBrandmeier
- Gusti KreisslGrossmutter Schmitt
- Gerhard AcktunMartin Gassner
- Lisa KreuzerFrau Wagner
- Toni BergerPfarrer
- Erika BlumbergerCast
Details
- Released
- 14 April 1975
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Käthe Braun
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Der Wohltäter runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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Der Wohltäter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 April 1975. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Der Wohltäter?
Der Wohltäter (1975) was directed by Wolf Dietrich and stars Gustl Bayrhammer, Franziska Stömmer, Andrea L'Arronge.