Happy End

Story

Synopsis

In Chicago of the 1920s, crime gangs are fighting a bitter battle for power. Gangster boss Bill Cracker plans a bank robbery with his cronies in Bill's Ballhouse just as the ladies of the Salvation Army enter. Among them is the magical Lilian, who Bill immediately falls for. This has an impact on the planned coup. Shootouts, chases, and the fight for the big money are the ingredients to this comedy, whose famous songs Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill wrote.

Director

Manfred Wekwerth

Language

German

Country

East Germany

Release date

29 May 1977

Ensemble

Cast

• Renate Richter

  Lilian Holiday

• Heinz-Dieter Knaup

  Paul Nakamara

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  Rolf Hoppe

  Jimmy Dexter

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  Fred Delmare

  Bob Merker

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  Inge Keller

  Frau Oxlett

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  Micaela Kreißler

  Jane