Plot Summary

Paul Pospischiel loses his job in the great colliery collapse in the Ruhr, retrains and builds a new life for himself. One day, he receives a letter from his mother, which tears him from his comfort zone and triggers a serious conflict. She has discovered the man who sent his father to a concentration camp decades ago and is therefore responsible for his death. The mother demands accountability from this man. Paul decides to confront the suspected informer and murderer...

Movie Details

Original Title
Zwei Briefe an Pospischiel
Status
released
Original Language
de

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Cast

Günther Simon as

Günther Simon

Ingeborg Naß as

Ingeborg Naß

Evelyn Opoczynski as

Evelyn Opoczynski

Erika Pelikowsky as

Erika Pelikowsky

Norbert Christian as

Norbert Christian

Erik S. Klein as

Erik S. Klein

Karla Runkehl as

Karla Runkehl

Harry Pietzsch as

Harry Pietzsch

Werner Tietze as

Werner Tietze

Peter Kalisch as

Peter Kalisch

Dietmar Richter-Reinick as

Dietmar Richter-Reinick

Jürgen Frohriep as

Jürgen Frohriep

Brigitte Krause as

Brigitte Krause

Wolfgang Greese as

Wolfgang Greese

Peter Borgelt as

Peter Borgelt

Peter Marx as

Peter Marx

Heidemarie Wenzel as

Heidemarie Wenzel

Werner Röwekamp as

Werner Röwekamp

Brigitte Lindenberg as

Brigitte Lindenberg

Carmen-Maja Antoni as

Carmen-Maja Antoni

Production Companies

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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme logoDEFA-Studio für Spielfilme