Benno Makes Stories
1982, German. Directed by Helmut Krätzig.
Benno (Torsten Rennert), a bright boy from Berlin, is not really a problem case, although his parents have enough trouble with him. But that's not just because of Benno, but because no one really has time for him. During a train ride, he meets a pensioner Oskar Schrader (Erwin Geschonneck), who likes to cook, collect watches, master magic tricks and who lives in the middle of nature. Between them they develop a real friendship. Benno is allowed to spend his school holidays with his friend. The grumpy Oskar lives alone in a garden colony - with friendly and unfriendly neighbors. Benno enjoys playing tricks with his buddy Mutz (Thomas Hoffer) on this neighborhood including the cranky animal lover Irma Kalweit (Agnes Krause) and the rude daredevil Ralf Klotz (Henry Hübchen).
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Helmut KrätzigDirector
- Torsten RennertBenno Pfeffer
- Erwin GeschonneckOskar Schrader
- Agnes KrausIrma Kalweit
- Wolfgang GreeseRichard Fröseke
- Walfriede SchmittVera Fröseke
- Henry HübchenRalf Klotz
- Janina HartwigMartina Klein
- Renate BlumeRenate Pfeffer
- Carl-Hermann RisseHorst Pfeffer
- Hildegard AlexFerienlager-Leiterin
- Ingrid SchwienkeCast
- Bodo SchmidtCast
Details
- Released
- 9 April 1982
- Original title
- Benno macht Geschichten
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Helmut Krätzig, Hermann Rodigast
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Benno Makes Stories runs 143 minutes (2h 23m).
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Benno Makes Stories isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 April 1982. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Benno Makes Stories?
Benno Makes Stories (1982) was directed by Helmut Krätzig and stars Torsten Rennert, Erwin Geschonneck, Agnes Kraus.