Der Weihnachtsmann heißt Willi

Overview

Five-year-old Peter and his older brother Hans drop the Christmas present for their parents in the middle of the road and it gets flattened by a car. Deeply distressed, they go to a Christmas fair and buy a lottery ticket with their remaining money. To their delight, they win a washing machine! Peter is especially excited when Santa Claus shows up and promises to transport the machine for him, but the old man instead vanishes with the boys' gift. Hans is convinced that Peter has been conned and chases after the fleeing Santa. But Peter simply cannot believe that Santa Claus could be anything other than kind and helpful.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 30, 1969

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Gerhard Vogt,Jiří Vršťala,Günter Schubert,Dieter Wien,Theresia Wider,Ernst-Georg Schwill,Steffi Sluka,Werner Pfeifer,Klaus Drescher,Edgar Külowand 5 more

Director

Ingrid Reschke

Writer

Ota Hofman,Ingrid Reschke,Inge Wüste-Heym

Cinematography

Jürgen Brauer

Music

Rudi Werion

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0065201