Asta, mein Engelchen

Overview

Old Otto Gratzick is a porter at DEFA and a great admirer of Asta Nielsen. When the famous actor Hermann Gschwindner dies shortly before the end of his film, the director is looking for a double for the final scenes and discovers Otto in the movie theater, who has just been moved by Asta again. Otto takes on the task. He also places a marriage advertisement looking for a woman who resembles Asta. The first date with Astrid, who does indeed look like Asta, is a flop. Otto falls asleep. He tries again with her - as Hermann Gschwindner - and is successful. He is recognized in a hotel bar and asked to perform a song. Everyone, including Astrid, is entranced. After a few complications, his real identity is revealed - Astrid had also done a lot of work to look like Asta.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 14, 1981

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Angela Brunner,Carin Abicht,Peter Bause,Kurt Böwe,Winfried Glatzeder,Annemone Haase,Alfred Struwe,Werner Godemann,Jaecki Schwarz,Lutz Stückrathand 7 more

Director

Roland Oehme

Writer

Manfred Wolter,Roland Oehme

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0305247