Lina Braake

Overview

After the death of the owner of the house Lina Braake is living in, the house is accrued to the bank. During the complete refurbishment of the building, the 81-year old woman is thrown out of her flat and is put in an old people′s home. There she meets 84-year old Gustaf. Together, the lively seniors come up with a plan to trick the bank with a smart credit fraud and take their revenge. They need the money to buy a country house on Sardinia and leave Germany for good. Although their coup proves to be successful, the bank soon finds Lina. But due to her old age she cannot be tried anymore.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 11, 1975

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

WDR,Bernhard Sinkel Filmproduktion

Cast

Fritz Rasp,Oskar von Schab,Gustl Datz,Herbert Bötticher,Benno Hoffmann,Teseo Tavernese,Walter Sedlmayr,Erica Schramm,Wilfried Klaus,Ellen Frankand 3 more

Director

Bernhard Sinkel

Writer

Bernhard Sinkel

Producer

Bernhard Sinkel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0071758