Release Date

23 Jan, 1986

Runtime

01:17: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The war is over and soldier Christoffel has no prospects for the future and no money. He doesn't know what to do, so he meets the devil. He offers him a pact: Christoffel's pockets are always full of money, but he is not allowed to wash, cut his hair or nails for seven years and he is not allowed to sleep in a bed. If he doesn't keep to all these things, he will be forever devoted to the devil. Christoffel accepts the condition. Relieved of his worries about the future, Christoffel sets off. However, he soon becomes lonely. Society avoids him; he is dirty, unkempt and smelly. He only finds a place to stay in prison. He pays off the debts of a goldsmith, which wins him the heart of Katarina, the goldsmith's daughter. However, Christoffel is aware of his appearance and leaves her. After seven years, he is finally cleansed by the devil himself and returns to her as a well-groomed man.

Original Title

Der Bärenhäuter

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Actors

Jens-Uwe Bogadtke

Jürgen Trott

Janina Hartwig

Klaus Mertens

Fred Delmare

Marina Krogull

Horst Papke

Leon Niemczyk

Günter Rüger

Helmut Schreiber

Manfred Heine

Hans Teuscher

Heidemarie Wenzel

Dieter Wien

Gerhard Vogt

Pedro Hebenstreit

Franziska Glöss-Ebermann

Klaus-Peter Thiele

Jörg Kleinau

Crew

Günter Heimann

Walter Beck

Wilhelm Grimm

Walter Beck

Eva Görsch

Jacob Grimm

Ilse Peters

Günther Fischer