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Benno Makes Stories
Benno (Torsten Rennert), a bright boy from Berlin, is not really a problem case, although his parents have enough trouble with him. But that's not just because of Benno, but because no one really has time for him. During a train ride, he meets a pensioner Oskar Schrader (Erwin Geschonneck), who likes to cook, collect watches, master magic tricks and who lives in the middle of nature. Between them they develop a real friendship. Benno is allowed to spend his school holidays with his friend. The grumpy Oskar lives alone in a garden colony - with friendly and unfriendly neighbors. Benno enjoys playing tricks with his buddy Mutz (Thomas Hoffer) on this neighborhood including the cranky animal lover Irma Kalweit (Agnes Krause) and the rude daredevil Ralf Klotz (Henry Hübchen).
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Benno (Torsten Rennert), a bright boy from Berlin, is not really a problem case, although his parents have enough trouble with him. But that's not just because of Benno, but because no one really has time for him. During a train ride, he meets a pensioner Oskar Schrader (Erwin Geschonneck), who likes to cook, collect watches, master magic tricks and who lives in the middle of nature. Between them they develop a real friendship. Benno is allowed to spend his school holidays with his friend. The grumpy Oskar lives alone in a garden colony - with friendly and unfriendly neighbors. Benno enjoys playing tricks with his buddy Mutz (Thomas Hoffer) on this neighborhood including the cranky animal lover Irma Kalweit (Agnes Krause) and the rude daredevil Ralf Klotz (Henry Hübchen).
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Genre:Family, Comedy
Written By:Helmut Krätzig, Hermann Rodigast
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Runtime:143 minutes
Studio:Fernsehen der DDR
Cast
Helmut Krätzig
Director
Torsten Rennert
Benno Pfeffer
Erwin Geschonneck
Oskar Schrader
Agnes Kraus
Irma Kalweit
Wolfgang Greese
Richard Fröseke
Walfriede Schmitt
Vera Fröseke
Henry Hübchen
Ralf Klotz
Janina Hartwig
Martina Klein
Renate Blume
Renate Pfeffer
Carl-Hermann Risse
Horst Pfeffer
Hildegard Alex
Ferienlager-Leiterin
Ingrid Schwienke
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