‘Jungle Cruise’ Is Fun but Has Questionable Representation
'Jungle Cruise' is fun if you can ignore the racism of the ride it’s based on and the film’s bland, stereotypical characters.
Ich und meine Schwiegersöhne
Agathe Zausel doesn't have it easy. Not only could her doll factory be running better, but her sons-in-law Fred and Otto also seem to have nothing but fantasies on their minds instead of devoting their full attention to the family business. Fred has taken it into his head to secretly compose pop songs, while Otto is secretly designing a rocket plane. As they both try to keep their pastimes a secret from Agathe, she can only fear the worst.
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Agathe Zausel doesn't have it easy. Not only could her doll factory be running better, but her sons-in-law Fred and Otto also seem to have nothing but fantasies on their minds instead of devoting their full attention to the family business. Fred has taken it into his head to secretly compose pop songs, while Otto is secretly designing a rocket plane. As they both try to keep their pastimes a secret from Agathe, she can only fear the worst.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Gustav Kampendonk
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Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:Real-Film
Cast
Georg Jacoby
Director
Grethe Weiser
Agathe Zausel
Walter Giller
Fred Windberg
Rudolf Platte
Dr. Otto Zietz
Bibi Johns
Tilde Tarloni
Kai Fischer
Dr. Dora Stingel
Oskar Sima
José Pampanillo
Paul Henckels
Herr Gramberg
Bully Buhlan
Theo Brockmann
Wolfgang Wahl
Karl Löschenkohl
Werner Finck
Dr. Koch
Heinz Erhardt
Dr. Mindermann
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