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Der Wüstenkönig von Brandenburg
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Der Wüstenkönig von Brandenburg

1973-10-05 · 82 min · ★ 7.0

Family

Orphaned Julius flees bombed Berlin and meets freed communist Kaiser. Together they rescue a starving circus horse and join a Soviet‐run traveling show featuring a hungry lion. After adventures defending the horse with local girl Ulrike, the pair head back to Berlin.

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Directors
Hans Kratzert
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
Germany, East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hilmar BaumannHilmar BaumannKaiser
Günter SchubertGünter SchubertStahlfeder
Jörg HochschildJulius
Günter JunghansGünter Junghans
Lotte LoebingerLotte Loebinger

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