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The Second Life of F.W.G. Platow
Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow worked for the railways his entire working life. He took up service at the small station of Luege 34 years ago. Now, the line is to be electrified and Platow, who cannot cope with the new technology, has to work on a secondary local line. Georg, his son, a railway worker as well, is to attend a training course, but Georg refuses to go. Then his father comes to a surprising and highly unusual decision. He pretends to be Georg Platow, making himself twenty years younger than he really is and registers for the course.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow worked for the railways his entire working life. He took up service at the small station of Luege 34 years ago. Now, the line is to be electrified and Platow, who cannot cope with the new technology, has to work on a secondary local line. Georg, his son, a railway worker as well, is to attend a training course, but Georg refuses to go. Then his father comes to a surprising and highly unusual decision. He pretends to be Georg Platow, making himself twenty years younger than he really is and registers for the course.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Siegfried Kühn, Helmut Baierl
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Siegfried Kühn
Director
Fritz Marquardt
Platow
Rolf Hoppe
Dr.Hoppe
Barbara Adolph
Rennmarks Sekretärin
Fred Delmare
Platows Vater
Winfried Glatzeder
Clown
Trude Bechmann
alte Frau
Hermann Beyer
Zolle
Gisela Hess
Malvine
Jürgen Holtz
Dieter Schildt
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Kellnerin
Hilmar Baumann
Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow (jung)
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