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Anton the Magician

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Original title

Anton der Zauberer

Year

1978

Running time

106 min.

Country

Germany - East Germany (GDR)

Director

Günter Reisch

Screenwriter

Günter Reisch, Willi Brückner, Fritz Joachim Burmeister. Novel: Karl-Georg Egel

Cast

Music

Wolfram Heicking

Cinematography

Günter Haubold

Producer

Deutsche Film (DEFA)

Genre

Drama. Comedy. Romance. War

Synopsis

Car mechanic Anton Grubske manages to flee from captivity by using his wits. With the same cunning, he succeeds in escaping from a widow who is not only beautiful but also conniving. Anton returns to his village, takes over his master's workshop and marries Liesel, his master's daughter. Anton converts old junk cars into tractors for large-scale landowners, whom he rips off wholesale. He makes use of illegal means and hoards his illegally earned money at home. This, however, does not at all please God-fearing Liesel, who belongs to a sect. For this reason, Anton leaves her and ends up with Sabine, his accomplice. Anton, by means of shady schemes, becomes a millionaire - a fact which, however, lands him in prison. An unpleasant surprise is in store for Anton on the day the Berlin Wall is built, August 13th 1961: Sabine takes off to Switzerland with her daughter and Anton's money which he had deposited at a West Berlin bank. In prison Anton turns activist.

Awards: 1980: Eberswalde Film Festival: Best Leading Actor (Ulrich Thein). 1 Nom.

1979: Moscow International Film Festival: Best Actor (Ulrich Thein). 1 Nom.

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Anton the Magician

1978

Günter Reisch