Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste
1988, German. Directed by Bodo Fürneisen.
The opera singer Ludwig Löwenhaupt wants a proper festive roast for Christmas, so he buys a goose in advance to feed the whole family. What he doesn't realize, however, is that the children, Elli, Gerda and Peterle, will grow fond of the animal, which is christened Gustje, and will no longer want to eat it. After the "liberation", the "five kilos of meat", which were initially locked up in the cellar, become a pet that the children take to bed with them and communicate with. But shortly before Christmas, father Löwenhaupt still wants to slaughter them. However, as his family protests and his conscience gets in the way, he can't slaughter the goose after all. So Gustje only has to leave a few feathers as proof that she has been plucked, and the opera singer is given another goose that has already been cut up.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Bodo FürneisenDirector
- Dietrich KörnerLudwig Löwenhaupt
- Barbara DittusHanna Löwenhaupt
- Käthe ReichelGertrud Löwenhaupt
- Peter BauseHans Becker
- Gudrun RitterRosl Becker
- Stefanie StappenbeckAnnette
- Gunther EmmerlichDirigent
- Heide KippDirektorin
- Johanna SchallFräulein Quellmalz
- Daniel MewesPeter
- Mark WendeRobert
- Nadine HerzCharly
Details
- Released
- 24 December 1988
- Country
- East Germany, Germany
- Written by
- Manfred Freitag, Joachim Nestler
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Who directed Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste?
Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste (1988) was directed by Bodo Fürneisen and stars Dietrich Körner, Barbara Dittus, Käthe Reichel.