Released:
1991-03-29

Overview:
The Lübeck merchant Friedemann owes his crippled figure to a wet nurse "devoted to drink". He lives a secluded life with his three simple-minded sisters and his bedridden mother, loving only the theater and music. Only Gerda, the unhappy wife of the district commander of Rinnlingen, makes him blossom...

Director:
Peter Vogel

Runtime:
1h 35min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Ulrich Mühe
  as
  Johannes Friedemann
• 
  Maria von Bismarck
  as
  Gerda von Rinnlingen
• 
  Dieter Mann
  as
  Oberstleutnant von Rinnlingen
• 
  Inge Keller
  as
  Konsulin Friedemann
• 
  Christine Schorn
  as
  Henriette Friedemann