Berlin Around the Corner
Jun 30 1966
•1h 25m
•Drama
Berlin in the 1960s. Olaf and Horst are two young metalworkers, who provoke their older colleagues with critiques of the antiquated equipment and lack of materials... not to mention their love of leather jackets and motorbikes. Olaf and Horst begin to be targeted in the house newsletter, and the generational conflict escalates.
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Dieter Mann
Olaf
Monika Gabriel
Karin
Erwin Geschonneck
Paul Krautmann
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Hütte
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