Kästner and Little Tuesday (2016)

7.5/10 98 min History Drama

Overview

Germany, 1931. The youth novel "Emil and the Detectives" is being filmed, which will make its author, Erich Kästner, world famous. An unusual friendship begins between the childless author and fatherless Hans, the 9-year-old playing the character Little Tuesday. Their friendship is put to the ultimate test in the Third Reich when Kästner's books are banned and little Hans becomes a Hitler Youth. Based on a true story.

Cast

Florian David Fitz

Erich Kästner

Nico Kleemann

Hans Löhr (young)

Jascha Baum

Hans Löhr (old)

Juls Serger

Wolfi Stern (young)

Oskar Bökelmann

Wolfi Stern (old)

Katharina Lorenz

Lotte Löhr

Charlotte Lorenzen

Ruth Löhr (young)

Hans Löw

Erich Ohser

Martin Brambach

Nietenführ

Inga Busch

Marigard Ohser

Catrin Striebeck

Edith Jacobsohn

Marie Gruber

Ida Kästner

Saskia Rosendahl

Trude

Michele Cuciuffo

Mr. Stern

Teresa Weißbach

Herti Kirchner

Paul Matic

Gestapo

Herbert Schäfer

Freisler

Daniel Wagner

Eberhard Schmidt

Nikolaus Barton

Erich Knauf

Mareile Blendl

Hildegard Ludwig

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