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German SummaryDer Arbeiter Frank Raban lebt mit seiner Frau und der kleinen Tochter in einem Zimmer in der Wohnung der Mutter. Er baut ein Eigenheim, beschafft auch mal auf illegale Weise Material. Als ein Feierabendmaurer in Forumschecks bezahlt werden will, schlägt Frank empört zu und landet vor dem Staatsanwalt. Seine Brigade bürgt. Mit Geld greifen ihm seine beiden Westberliner Brüder Markus und Olaf unter die Arme, doch ihr Preis ist hoch. Markus beteibt einen Antiquitätenhandel - mit geklauten Kunstschätzen aus der DDR. Er benutzt die Familienbande in den Osten für seine Einbrüche. Als dabei von Markus und Olaf ein Museumswächter ermordet wird, erzählt Frank alles seiner Frau. Sie versucht ihn zu überzeugen, sich der Polizei zu stellen.
(Quelle: Das zweite Leben der Filmstadt Babelsberg. DEFA-Spielfilme 1946-1992)
English SummaryThe worker Frank Raban lives with his wife and little daughter in a room in their mother's apartment. He builds his own home, sometimes procures material illegally. When an evening bricklayer wants to be paid in forum checks, Frank strikes outraged and lands in front of the prosecutor. His brigade vouches. His two West Berlin brothers Markus and Olaf help him with money, but their price is high. Markus is praying for an antiques trade - with stolen art treasures from the GDR. He's using family ties to the East for his break-ins. When Markus and Olaf murder a museum guard, Frank tells his wife everything. She's trying to convince him to turn herself in to the police.
(Source: The Second Life of the Film City Babelsberg. DEFA feature films 1946-1992)
Original SummaryL'operaio Frank Raban vive con la moglie e la figlia in una stanza dell'appartamento di sua madre. Tutte le sere porta avanti i lavori per costruirsi casa. Finito davanti al giudice dopo una discussione con uno dei muratori, Frank torna in libertà solo grazie alla sua squadra. I fratelli Markus e Olaf, entrambi a Berlino ovest, lo aiuteranno economicamente, ma a caro prezzo. Markus fa l'antiquario di opere d'arte rubate dalla sua famiglia nella RDT. Quando, durante un'irruzione, Markus e Olaf uccidono il guardiano di un museo, Frank racconta tutto a sua moglie, che cerca di convincerlo a costituirsi. (Italienisch)
Release Date1982-06-11
Shoot Year1982
ColorYes
DirectorHorst E. Brandt
CameraHans-Jürgen Kruse
EditorKarin Kusche
ComposerWalter Kubiczek,
ActorsMarylu Poolman, Wolfgang Gorks, Elsa Grube-Deister, Achim Petry, Peter Herden, Peter Friedrichson, Hans-Joachim Leschnitz, Gertrud Brendler, Dieter Wien, Johannes Wieke, Hans-Joachim Brieske, Gertraud Klawitter, Lothar Schellhorn, Jörg Knochée, Antje Kupgisch, Gisbert-Peter Terhorst, Franziska Troegner, Monika Woytowicz, Jörg Panknin, Thomas Wolff, Harry Pietzsch, Siegfried Bartschat, Hannes Stelzer, Peter Reusse, Hans Feldner, Gerhard Blahuschek, Jürgen Huth, Roman Kaminski, Hans Klima, Lothar Krompholz, Use Rainer, Roland Kuchenbuch, Christian Grashof, Hanns-Jörn Weber, Klaus-Peter Thiele, Klaus Rätsch, Wolfgang Winkler, Frank Ciaczynski, Blanche Kommerell
Country of Production (German)
Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)
Region / City (German)
Berlin: Museums-Insel, City, Handelsbauten, Hotelbauten, Museum
