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Krücke
19937.01h 38m
Overview
The turmoil of the last days of the war. 13-year-old Tom loses his mother while on the run. In Vienna he meets the one-legged black marketeer 'Krücke' - a sly, cunning survivalist and at the same time an adorable, kind friend. The two find shelter with Bronka, a Jewish woman who serves alcohol to Allied soldiers and black marketeers. Tom and Krücke settle into this insecure world. Krücke plays the saxophone, Tom waits tables, until one day a return to Germany becomes possible. But the train that the one-legged man and the boy board is stranded in no man's land...
Directed by Jörg Grünler
Written by Jörg Grünler, Peter Härtling
0Top Cast
Heinz Hoenig
Krücke
Martina Gedeck
Bronka
Peter Simonischek
Ferdi
Florian Martens
Transportleiter
Michael Kind
1. Soldat
Kirsten Block
Eva
Jochen Horst
Ehemann
Erwin Leder
Betrunkener
Johannes Silberschneider
Bauer
R
Rita Leska
Toms Mutter
About Krücke
Krücke is a drama film released in 1993. Directed by Jörg Grünler, it stars Heinz Hoenig, Martina Gedeck, Peter Simonischek. The turmoil of the last days of the war. 13-year-old Tom loses his mother while on the run. In Vienna he meets the one-legged black marketeer 'Krücke' - a sly, cunning survivalist and at the same time an adorable, kind friend. The two find shelter with Bronka, a Jewish woman who serves alcohol to Allied soldiers and black marketeers. Tom and Krücke settle into this insecure world. Krücke plays the saxophone, Tom waits tables, until one day a return to Germany becomes possible. But the train that the one-legged man and the boy board is stranded in no man's land...
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