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Pappa ante Portas

Pappa ante Portas

19917.71h 24m

Overview

Heinrich Lohse, a strict and highly efficient purchasing manager at a company bulk-orders 40 tons of mustard and enough typewriting paper for 40 years just to get discount. Heinrich's boss decides it’s time for him to retire early. Heinrich suddenly finds himself with nothing to do—except micromanage his household, much to the dismay of his wife Renate and their son Dieter

Directed by Vicco von Bülow
Written by Vicco von Bülow
Produced by Günter Rohrbach, Willy Egger, Horst Wendlandt
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Top Cast

Vicco von Bülow

Vicco von Bülow

Heinrich Lohse

Evelyn Hamann

Evelyn Hamann

Renate Lohse

Gerrit Schmidt-Foß

Gerrit Schmidt-Foß

Dieter Lohse

Irm Hermann

Irm Hermann

Hedwig

Hans Peter Korff

Hans Peter Korff

Hellmuth

Inge Wolffberg

Inge Wolffberg

Ms. Kleinert

Dagmar Biener

Dagmar Biener

Brigitte Mielke

Ortrud Beginnen

Ortrud Beginnen

Gertrud Mielke

H.H. Müller

H.H. Müller

Drögel

Ludger Pistor

Ludger Pistor

Director

Themes & Keywords

marriage crisisretireeman

About Pappa ante Portas

Pappa ante Portas is a comedy film released in 1991 exploring themes of marriage crisis, retiree, man. Directed by Vicco von Bülow, it stars Vicco von Bülow, Evelyn Hamann, Gerrit Schmidt-Foß. Heinrich Lohse, a strict and highly efficient purchasing manager at a company bulk-orders 40 tons of mustard and enough typewriting paper for 40 years just to get discount. Heinrich's boss decides it’s time for him to retire early. Heinrich suddenly finds himself with nothing to do—except micromanage his household, much to the dismay of his wife Renate and their son Dieter

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