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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

Corinna Harfouch | Kurt Radeke | Margit Bendokat | Matthias Günther | Gert Gütschow | Horst Lebinsky | Gudrun Ritter | Peter Prager | Michael Kind | Jürgen Watzke | Axel Werner | Christoph Engel | Joachim Lätsch | Heike Jonca | Peter Zimmermann | Silvia Mißbach | Avar István | Harry Merkel | Johanna Schall | Werner Godemann | Wilfried Loll | Fritz Marquardt | Kathrin Waligura | Werner Tietze | Ernst Kahler | Carl-Martin Spengler | Wolfgang Hosfeld | Gerhard Vogt | Heinz-Karl Konrad | Astrid Krenz | Herbert Sand | Michael Lucke | Erhard Marggraf | Karl-Richard Schmidt | Rolf Colditz | Franziska Ritter | Cornelia Hudl