Der eiserne Gustav

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The stern and reserved Gustav Hartmann, known as "Iron Gustav", is the last Berlin cab driver. At the end of the 1920s, his time is over as horse-drawn cabs are replaced by automobile cabs. He is threatened with impoverishment. His family wants to have him incapacitated. So he sets off on one last great journey that takes him from Berlin to Paris and back. A reporter with a nose for a big story accompanies him, Gustav becomes famous, returns to Berlin in triumph and, having become a gentle and approachable person, reconciles with his family.

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Production Details

Languages: German

Director: Wolfgang Staudte

Starring Cast: Gustav Knuth, Eva Brumby, Dagmar Biener, Peter Eschberg, Gabriele Schramm, Heinz Schimmelpfennig

Cast

Gustav Knuth

Gustav Hackendahl

Eva Brumby

Frau Hackendahl

Dagmar Biener

Sophie

Peter Eschberg

Gabriele Schramm

Irma

Heinz Schimmelpfennig

Erika Skrotzki

Gertrud

Michael Kausch

Heinz

Rainer Hunold

Wilhelm

Manfred Lehmann

Eugen

Volker Lechtenbrink

Erich

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