(Der Trinker)

Content: Hans Fallada tells in his published after the war novel "The drinker" the story of the agricultural wholesaler Erwin Sommer, who flees from his narrow bourgeois relations under the burdens of the new times in the kingdom of the king alcohol, whose liberty and independence promises prove a lie - the only truth of the alcohol. On behalf of the WDR television play Ulrich Plenzdorf has adapted Fallada's 1944/45 novel for a film adaptation by Tom Toelle with Harald Juhnke in the main role of Erwin Sommer.

Countries:

Austria,

Germany

Genres:

Drama,

TV Movie

Runtime:

99 minutes

Year:

1995

Directors:

Tom Toelle

Production companies:

Artus-Film,

ARD,

ORF

Actors:

Erwin Sommer

Magda Sommer

Elinor

Dr. Mansfeld

Lobedanz

Crews:

Writer

Writer

Producer

Director

Novel