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Die Hosen des Ritters von Bredow

1973-08-30 · 95 min · ★ 4.0

Drama

Götz von Bredow's elk-leather trousers have their own special meaning: whoever wears them cannot come to any harm. Only they must not be washed. The meticulous Mrs. Brigitte cleans them anyway - but they get lost because the squire Hans-Jürgen, who is guarding them, has to save the life of Eva von Bredow, who is floating in a wash barrel. Meanwhile, Privy Councillor Lindenberg has arrived at the Bredows' house and loses a large sum of money in the game that does not belong to him. He wants to make up for the loss with a robbery. Suspicion first falls on Bredow because his trousers were involved, but Lindenberg is convicted and sentenced to death. This throws the cavalry into turmoil, as robberies are an important source of income for them. The four of them march against the Elector, who is hunting in the Köpenicker Heide. But Bredow, who has his protective trousers back, comes to his aid.

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Directors
Konrad Petzold
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Rolf HoppeRolf HoppeRitter Götz von Bredow
Lissy TempelhofLissy TempelhofBrigitte von Bredow
Kati BusEva
Petr SkarkeHans-Jürgen
Gerry WolffGerry WolffKaspar
Armin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-StahlDechant
Hannjo HasseHannjo HasseLindenberg
Eva-Maria HagenEva-Maria HagenGroßmagd Wibke
Carin AbichtMagd Meike
Antal FarkasAntal FarkasRuprecht
Jörg GillnerBartel
Stefan LisewskiStefan LisewskiUli
Silvia NeefMagd Susanne
Axel TriebelBodo von Bredow
Rolf Rippergervon Puttlitz
Ezard HaußmannEzard HaußmannMelchior
Fred DelmareFred DelmareHedderich
Arno WyzniewskiArno WyzniewskiKurfürst Joachim I.
Juliane KorénJuliane KorénMarierose
Walter LendrichWalter LendrichWirt

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