Im Fahrwasser
Im Fahrwasser
1971, German. Directed by Georg Tressler.
Gustav Andresen, a former ship's cook, initially struggles as a restaurant owner, but eventually puts down roots near the Brunsbüttel canal lock. The young sailor's widow Yvonne Bröhan has successfully completed radio school in Hamburg and embarks on her first voyage as a radio operator. Chally Tonzel, who has replaced Gustav as the ship's cook, is faced with the difficult choice of which of three equally attractive sisters he should marry. Lore, now the wife of the Dutch owner of the Kümo, Henk van der Meyden, knows how to assert her rights on board against her mother-in-law.
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- German
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Vier Stunden von Elbe 1
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Cast & crew
- Georg TresslerDirector
- Helga FeddersenLore van der Meyden
- Klaus HöhneGustav Andresen
- Elke TwiesselmannElli Andresen
- Oliver von FriedlGustav Andresen jr.
- Tilly Perin-BouwmeesterNeeltje van der Meyden
- Josef JansenHenk van der Meyden
- Christiane JannessenYvonne Bröhahn
- Marga MaasbergWitwe Petersen
- Gerda SchöneichCast
- Thomas SchiestlChally Tonzel
- Heinrich KunstErwin
- Emil RiemerOnkel Hans
Details
- Released
- 25 December 1971
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Helga Feddersen
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Who directed Im Fahrwasser?
Im Fahrwasser (1971) was directed by Georg Tressler and stars Helga Feddersen, Klaus Höhne, Elke Twiesselmann.
