The Second Life of F.W.G. Platow (1973)

6.5/10 • 90 min • Comedy Drama

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.

Cast

Rolf Hoppe

Dr.Hoppe

Fred Delmare

Platows Vater

Winfried Glatzeder

Clown

Trude Bechmann

alte Frau

Hermann Beyer

Zolle

Jürgen Holtz

Dieter Schildt

Carmen-Maja Antoni

Kellnerin

Hilmar Baumann

Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow (jung)

Margit Bendokat

Mädchen mit Tasse

Eberhard Esche

Schauspieler

Gudrun Ritter

Platows Schwiegertochter

Wolfgang Winkler

Dritter Ingenieur

Volkmar Kleinert

Ditfurt

Dieter Franke

Rennmark

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