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Hogler's Task

Hogler's Task

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Drama

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The Luisin ridge is divided not only by the river, but also by the zone boundary. The old CEO Högler still lives in the west, the eastern part has been expropriated and is managed by the chief engineer Dr. Tellen. He is working on a new steel production process that Högler absolutely needs. Högler's means to achieve his goal are bribery, espionage and slander. Trade union member Maria Steinitz almost becomes a victim of slander. However, the intrigue is exposed and Hogler's criminal intentions are thwarted. At a large production meeting, the old people's controller Hufland exposes the true culprits. Maria and Fritz Rottmann, a trade unionist from Munich, who have known each other since the days of the anti-fascist resistance, embrace each other.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

27 January 1950

Country

East Germany

Cast

Inge von Wangenheim

Inge von Wangenheim

Maria Steinitz

Fritz Tillmann

Fritz Tillmann

Fritz Rottmann

Alice Treff

Alice Treff

Dr. Alice Giesebrecht

Eduard von Winterstein

Eduard von Winterstein

Hufland

Lothar Firmans

Lothar Firmans

Löffler

Axel Monjé

Axel Monjé

Dr.Kayser

Harry Hindemith

Harry Hindemith

Krantz

Gotthart Portloff

Gotthart Portloff

Knut Hartwig

Knut Hartwig

Horst Koch

Horst Koch

Arno Paulsen

Arno Paulsen

Friedrich Richter

Friedrich Richter

Helmut Heyne

Helmut Heyne

Aribert Grimmer

Aribert Grimmer

Horst Drinda

Horst Drinda

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz

Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz

Walter Schramm

Walter Schramm

Kurt Steingraf

Kurt Steingraf

Johannes Knittel

Johannes Knittel

Heinig

Hans Rose

Hans Rose

Hans-Georg Rudolph

Hans-Georg Rudolph

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