Klotz am Bein

Overview

The construction of five houses for a workers' housing cooperative has been delayed due to a shortage of workers. It is winter and it is foreseeable that the houses will be completed in the fall at the latest. However, this takes too long for the young electrician Gustav. He is frustrated and wants to finally live within his own four walls. So far, he and his wife Christl, a sales clerk, have been subletting from his parents-in-law. One day, he receives a visit from his Aunt Minne, who informs him that he has inherited an apartment building worth 12,000 marks from his deceased Aunt Erna. He rejoices, as a house is even better than an apartment and he no longer needs to be a member of the building cooperative. The house turns out to be a dilapidated old building with no furniture and no water or electricity. Christl refuses to move into the building and begs Gustav to turn down the inheritance.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 14, 1958

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Sabine Thalbach,Marianne Wünscher,Hans Hardt-Hardtloff,Harry Gillmann,Georg-Michael Wagner,Gerhard Bienert,Paul R. Henker,Hans Flössel,Hans-Joachim Martens,Vera Oelschlegeland 5 more

Director

Frank Vogel

Writer

Frank Vogel,Max Walter Schulz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0051824