Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste

1988

1h 23m

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The opera singer Ludwig Löwenhaupt wants a proper festive roast for Christmas, so he buys a goose in advance to feed the whole family. What he doesn't realize, however, is that the children, Elli, Gerda and Peterle, will grow fond of the animal, which is christened Gustje, and will no longer want to eat it. After the "liberation", the "five kilos of meat", which were initially locked up in the cellar, become a pet that the children take to bed with them and communicate with. But shortly before Christmas, father Löwenhaupt still wants to slaughter them. However, as his family protests and his conscience gets in the way, he can't slaughter the goose after all. So Gustje only has to leave a few feathers as proof that she has been plucked, and the opera singer is given another goose that has already been cut up.

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Friedrich Wolf(original story by)
Joachim Nestler(writer by)
Manfred Freitag(writer by)
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Dietrich Körner
Ludwig Löwenhaupt
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Barbara Dittus
Hanna Löwenhaupt
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Käthe Reichel
Gertrud Löwenhaupt
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Peter Bause
Hans Becker
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Gudrun Ritter
Rosl Becker
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Heide Kipp
Direktorin
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Johanna Schall
Fräulein Quellmalz
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Hartmut Beer
Eisenbahner
Jörg Knochée
Fräulein Quellmalz's Freund
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Tom Pauls
Junger Vater auf dem Bahnhof

Writers

Friedrich Wolf(original story by)
Joachim Nestler(writer by)
Manfred Freitag(writer by)

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Release date

December 24, 1988 (United States)

Country of origin

East Germany

Language

German

Production companies

DEFA
Fernsehen der DDR

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