

Die große Reise der Agathe Schweigert
1972-11-12 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 9.0
Overnight, Ernst has to leave his mother Agathe and Nazi Germany for Paris because he took part in a protest. But there, all traces of him are lost. Agathe sets out on a dangerous search for her son and discovers that Ernst is fighting against the fascists in Spain. Agathe follows him to the front.
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- Directors
- Joachim Kunert
- Production companies
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
- Countries
- Germany, East Germany
- Status
- Released
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Helga GöringAgathe Schweigert
Günter NaumannWilhelm Schanz
Steffie SpiraOberschwester
Helmut GaußReinhold Schanz
Holm Henning FreierErnst Schweigert
Erika PelikowskyFräulein Dengler
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