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Der Lotterieschwede
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- Drama
Overview
Bornholm island in 1880, where quarry worker Johan Jönsson lives a miserable life with his wife and children. He hopes to escape his poverty by winning a lottery ticket. But it doesn't bring him any luck. Instead of spending his little money on a doctor to have his sick child treated, he extends the lottery ticket. The child dies and Johan, plagued by remorse, turns to alcohol. After he has gambled away everything, the lottery ticket brings someone else the main prize. Johan commits suicide, but his son Per has realized that gambling is not the way to change the miserable existence of the workers.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 11, 1958
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- East Germany
- Production
- DEFA
- Cast
- Albert Garbe,Hans Klering,Horst Kube,Erwin Geschonneck,Sonja Sutter,Hans Emons,Marga Legal,Harry Hindemith,Gerhard Lau,Gustav Püttjerand 3 more
- Director
- Joachim Kunert
- Cinematography
- Otto Merz
- Music
- André Asriel
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0172738