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Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste
Release: Dec 24, 1988
Runtime: 83 min.

 Rating: 5.8 out of 10

Production Companies

  • DEFA
  • Fernsehen der DDR

The opera singer Ludwig Löwenhaupt wants a proper festive roast for Christmas, so he buys a goose in advance to feed the whole family. What he doesn't realize, however, is that the children, Elli, Gerda and Peterle, will grow fond of the animal, which is christened Gustje, and will no longer want to eat it. After the "liberation", the "five kilos of meat", which were initially locked up in the cellar, become a pet that the children take to bed with them and communicate with. But shortly before Christmas, father Löwenhaupt still wants to slaughter them. However, as his family protests and his conscience gets in the way, he can't slaughter the goose after all. So Gustje only has to leave a few feathers as proof that she has been plucked, and the opera singer is given another goose that has already been cut up.

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Cast


Dietrich Körner
Dietrich Körner
(as Ludwig Löwenhaupt)
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Barbara Dittus
Barbara Dittus
(as Hanna Löwenhaupt)
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Käthe Reichel
Käthe Reichel
(as Gertrud Löwenhaupt)
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Peter Bause
Peter Bause
(as Hans Becker)
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Gudrun Ritter
Gudrun Ritter
(as Rosl Becker)
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Stefanie Stappenbeck
Stefanie Stappenbeck
(as Annette)
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Gunther Emmerlich
Gunther Emmerlich
(as Dirigent)
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Heide Kipp
Heide Kipp
(as Direktorin)
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Johanna Schall
Johanna Schall
(as Fräulein Quellmalz)
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Daniel Mewes
Daniel Mewes
(as Peter)
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Mark Wende
Mark Wende
(as Robert)
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Nadine Herz
Nadine Herz
(as Charly)
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Helmut Straßburger
Helmut Straßburger
(as Opernsänger)
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Hartmut Beer
Hartmut Beer
(as Eisenbahner)
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Jörg Knochée
Jörg Knochée
(as Fräulein Quellmalz's Freund)
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Tom Pauls
Tom Pauls
(as Junger Vater auf dem Bahnhof)
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