Tod und Auferstehung des Wilhelm Hausmann
In the crisis-ridden Germany of the 1920s, the desperate Frieda Hausmann pretends to be her deceased husband Wilhelm so that she can support her family by employing him as a porter.
In the crisis-ridden Germany of the 1920s, the desperate Frieda Hausmann pretends to be her deceased husband Wilhelm so that she can support her family by employing him as a porter.
Ursula Karusseit
Frieda Hausmann
Michael Gerber
Wilhelm Hausmann
Walfriede Schmitt
Klara Leidmann
Kurt Böwe
Hermann Haase
Liselott Baumgarten
Mrs. Wolf
Erich Haußmann
Mr. Wolf
Jutta Wachowiak
Hulda
Helga Göring
Ordensschwester
Gertraud Last
First Neighbor in Breslau
In the crisis-ridden Germany of the 1920s, the desperate Frieda Hausmann pretends to be her deceased husband Wilhelm so that she can support her family by employing him as a porter.
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