Die ehrbaren Fünf

Story

Synopsis

In a small Saxon town after the Second World War, the former chimney sweep Toni tries to survive on the black market and meets the pusher Ginfizz. Together they initially trade in flour before embarking on a riskier plan: they are to rescue machines from Soviet expropriation for the mill owner Hartmann by transporting them in hidden trucks. In the process, they become entangled in various adventures, from rescuing orphans to transporting pigs, while being constantly pursued by the young policewoman Gisela, who wavers between her professional duty and her attraction to Toni. After Ginfizz is caught and the others remain temporarily free, they help to get the mill up and running again to avert a food shortage.

Director

Klaus Gendries

Writers

Günter Rieskau

Language

German

Country

Germany, East Germany

Release date

26 March 1989

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Susanne Lüning

  Gisela Herholz

• 

  Alfred Müller

  Meister

• 

  Volkmar Kleinert

  Ginfizz

• 

  Reiner Heise

  Langer

• Theo Richtsteiger

  Eginhardt

• 

  Henry Hübchen

  Toni

• 

  Edgar Külow

  Wachtmeister Albrecht

• 

  Otmar Richter

  Petrich

• Rolf Colditz

  Hartmann

• 

  Fred Delmare

  Egon

• 

  Martin Trettau

  Revierleiter

• 

  Hajo Müller

  Leopold