Movielogr
Wengler & Sons (1987)
Directed by Rainer Simon
Overview
A story spanning three generations, from 1871 to 1945. When Gustav Wengler, a farmer’s son, returns from the Franco-German war in 1871, he goes to work for a precision mechanics and optical company, where he soon becomes a master craftsman. Wengler loyally promises the owner on his deathbed that his sons and grandsons will also stand by the company.
Length 139 minutes
Actors
Christoph Engel | Carl-Martin Spengler | Gudrun Ritter | Kathrin Waligura | Fritz Marquardt | Peter Prager | Wolfgang Hosfeld | Cornelia Hudl | Franziska Ritter | Joachim Lätsch | Herbert Sand | Peter Zimmermann | Avar István | Matthias Günther | Corinna Harfouch | Ernst Kahler | Werner Tietze | Jürgen Watzke | Margit Bendokat | Rolf Colditz | Werner Godemann | Gert Gütschow | Heike Jonca | Michael Kind | Heinz-Karl Konrad | Astrid Krenz | Horst Lebinsky | Wilfried Loll | Michael Lucke | Erhard Marggraf | Harry Merkel | Silvia Mißbach | Kurt Radeke | Johanna Schall | Karl-Richard Schmidt | Gerhard Vogt | Axel Werner