Release Date

26 Jun, 1972

Runtime

01:27: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The unemployed machinist Alfred "Scheff" Schefczyk moves from Württemberg to West Berlin full of hope, where he finds a job as a transporter. There, however, he despairs at the seemingly insurmountable dependency structures and the lack of solidarity among his fellow sufferers. The rent in the workers' hostel is raised disproportionately, but nobody wants to mess things up with the landlord or janitor. At work, piecework hours are tightened, but nobody wants to go on strike, and when they do, they are quickly crushed by the management's tactics. When Scheff tries to mobilize against the dismissal of one of the delegates, he finds only one worker willing to sign. "Dear mother, I'm fine," he nevertheless writes on a postcard.

Original Title

Liebe Mutter, mir geht es gut

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Actors

Claus Eberth

Nikolaus Dutsch

Ernest Lenart

Horst Pinnow

Christian Brückner

Manfred Meurer

Klaus Sonnenschein

Heinz Hermann

Kurt Michler

Axel Böhmert

Alexander Bzik

Erhard Dhein

Heinz Giese

Henning Gissel

Claus Jurichs

Günther Kieslich

Erik von Loewis

Marianne Lüdcke

Horst Tomayer

Crew