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The Second Life of F.W.G. Platow

Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow worked for the railways his entire working life. He took up service at the small station of Luege 34 years ago. Now, the line is to be electrified and Platow, who cannot cope with the new technology, has to work on a secondary local line. Georg, his son, a railway worker as well, is to attend a training course, but Georg refuses to go. Then his father comes to a surprising and highly unusual decision. He pretends to be Georg Platow, making himself twenty years younger than he really is and registers for the course.

Top Cast

  • Fritz Marquardt

    Fritz Marquardt

    Platow

  • Rolf Hoppe

    Rolf Hoppe

    Dr.Hoppe

  • Barbara Adolph

    Barbara Adolph

    Rennmarks Sekretärin

  • Fred Delmare

    Fred Delmare

    Platows Vater

  • Winfried Glatzeder

    Winfried Glatzeder

    Clown

  • Trude Bechmann

    Trude Bechmann

    alte Frau

  • Hermann Beyer

    Hermann Beyer

    Zolle

  • Gisela Hess

    Gisela Hess

    Malvine

  • Jürgen Holtz

    Jürgen Holtz

    Dieter Schildt

Overview

Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow worked for the railways his entire working life. He took up service at the small station of Luege 34 years ago. Now, the line is to be electrified and Platow, who cannot cope with the new technology, has to work on a secondary local line. Georg, his son, a railway worker as well, is to attend a training course, but Georg refuses to go. Then his father comes to a surprising and highly unusual decision. He pretends to be Georg Platow, making himself twenty years younger than he really is and registers for the course.

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