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Solang' die Sterne glüh'n
After their circus goes bankrupt, old clown Pipo, trick rider Cora, and little Silvio are left penniless. They can't even afford to feed the animals they have left. Reporter Conny Meister immediately senses a touching story. Dairy owner Runkelmann, on the other hand, wants to take advantage of the circus's plight and buy up the land for a factory. However, he didn't count on the commitment of the neighborhood children.
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After their circus goes bankrupt, old clown Pipo, trick rider Cora, and little Silvio are left penniless. They can't even afford to feed the animals they have left. Reporter Conny Meister immediately senses a touching story. Dairy owner Runkelmann, on the other hand, wants to take advantage of the circus's plight and buy up the land for a factory. However, he didn't count on the commitment of the neighborhood children.
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Genre:Romance, Drama
Written By:Rolf Olsen, Kurt Nachmann
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Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:Hope Film
Cast
Franz Antel
Director
Gerhard Riedmann
Conny Meister, Reporter
Heidi Brühl
Cora, Kunstreiterin
Josef Meinrad
Karl Eibisch, Polizist
Hans Moser
Pipo, alter Clown
Ossi Wanka
Silvio
Fritz Eckhardt
Otto Runkelmann, Großmolkereibesitzer
Heinz Moog
Schimmelpfennig, Chefredakteur
Elga Andersen
Doris Hoff
C.W. Fernbach
Waxhagen
Edi Finger
Reporter
Raoul Retzer
Innkeeper
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