Plot Summary

Günter Walcher, 40-years-old, is a hardworking, apolitical West German businessman caught in a moral conflict. He is offered a promotion to become the head of a division—on the condition that he find a reason to fire Zacharias, a communist and the work council chairman.

Movie Details

Original Title
Karriere
Status
released
Original Language
de

Where to watch free (US)

Kanopy
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Cast

Rüdiger Joswig as Harald Walcher

Rüdiger Joswig

Harald Walcher

Katja Paryla as Frau Walcher

Katja Paryla

Frau Walcher

Brigitte Krause as Mutter Walcher

Brigitte Krause

Mutter Walcher

Jürgen Hentsch as Direktor Stahlberg

Jürgen Hentsch

Direktor Stahlberg

Ute Christensen as Junges Mädchen

Ute Christensen

Junges Mädchen

Günter Schubert as 1. Gast

Günter Schubert

1. Gast

Joachim Trotz as Narrator

Joachim Trotz

Narrator

Horst Hiemer as

Horst Hiemer

Gert Krause-Melzer as Günter Walcher (archive footage)

Gert Krause-Melzer

Günter Walcher (archive footage)

Rolf Ludwig as

Rolf Ludwig

Dorothea Meissner as Christine (archive footage)

Dorothea Meissner

Christine (archive footage)

Gerd Micheel as

Gerd Micheel

Viktor Perevalov as Igor (archive footage)

Viktor Perevalov

Igor (archive footage)

Vsevolod Safonov as Golubkow (archive footage)

Vsevolod Safonov

Golubkow (archive footage)

Hermann Stövesand as

Hermann Stövesand

Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Kurt-Georg Kiesinger as Self (archive footage)

Kurt-Georg Kiesinger

Self (archive footage)

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme logoDEFA-Studio für Spielfilme