Bankett für Achilles

Overview

For thirty years, Karl Achilles has been working at the chemical collective in Bitterfeld. But now his last day as a master at the plant has come. He is about to retire; even if Karl, who finds ending his working life difficult, wanted to stay on, it would not be possible. Karl’s colleagues have arranged a farewell dinner for the retiring master at an outdoor restaurant. But on his last day of work, before the farewell dinner, he meets all sorts of people: both colleagues and people, who do not work at the plant. A mosaic of the biography of a person who found fulfilment in his work and now has to look for the meaning of his life anew.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 20, 1975

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany, Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Horst Lebinsky,Günter Rüger,Elsa Grube-Deister,Hermann Beyer,Erwin Geschonneck,Gert Gütschow,Fred-Arthur Geppert,Wolfgang Winkler,Christa Löser,Carmen-Maja Antoniand 7 more

Director

Roland Gräf

Writer

Martin Stephan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0072682