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Der Lotterieschwede (1958)
Directed by Joachim Kunert
Overview
Bornholm island in 1880, where quarry worker Johan Jönsson lives a miserable life with his wife and children. He hopes to escape his poverty by winning a lottery ticket. But it doesn’t bring him any luck. Instead of spending his little money on a doctor to have his sick child treated, he extends the lottery ticket. The child dies and Johan, plagued by remorse, turns to alcohol. After he has gambled away everything, the lottery ticket brings someone else the main prize. Johan commits suicide, but his son Per has realized that gambling is not the way to change the miserable existence of the workers.
Length 71 minutes
Actors
Erwin Geschonneck | Sonja Sutter | Lore Frisch | Harry Hindemith | Jochen Thomas | Hans Emons | Gerhard Lau | Gustav Püttjer | Albert Garbe | Marga Legal | Horst Kube | Günther Simon | Hans Klering