Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste

1h 23min

Comedy

Family

Fantasy

The opera singer Ludwig Löwenhaupt wants a proper festive roast for Christmas, so he buys a goose in advance to feed the whole family. What he doesn't realize, however, is that the children, Elli, Gerda and Peterle, will grow fond of the animal, which is christened Gustje, and will no longer want to eat it. After the "liberation", the "five kilos of meat", which were initially locked up in the cellar, become a pet that the children take to bed with them and communicate with. But shortly before Christmas, father Löwenhaupt still wants to slaughter them. However, as his family protests and his conscience gets in the way, he can't slaughter the goose after all. So Gustje only has to leave a few feathers as proof that she has been plucked, and the opera singer is given another goose that has already been cut up.

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Fernsehen der DDR

Cast

Dietrich Körner

Dietrich Körner

Ludwig Löwenhaupt
Barbara Dittus

Barbara Dittus

Hanna Löwenhaupt
Käthe Reichel

Käthe Reichel

Gertrud Löwenhaupt
Peter Bause

Peter Bause

Hans Becker
Gudrun Ritter

Gudrun Ritter

Rosl Becker
Heide Kipp

Heide Kipp

Direktorin
Johanna Schall

Johanna Schall

Fräulein Quellmalz
Hartmut Beer

Hartmut Beer

Eisenbahner
Jörg Knochée

Jörg Knochée

Fräulein Quellmalz's Freund
Tom Pauls

Tom Pauls

Junger Vater auf dem Bahnhof

Release date

24th Dec 1988

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch