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Der eiserne Gustav

Der eiserne Gustav

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Der eiserne Gustav

1958

1h 42m

8.8(4 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Gustav Hartmann is in trouble. Because of the new taxis he doesn't get many passengers in his horse-drawn carriage. To prove what he and his horse are capable of, he starts a trip from Berlin to Paris.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Heinz Rühmann

Heinz Rühmann

Gustav Hartmann

Lucie Mannheim

Lucie Mannheim

Marie Hartmann

Ernst Schröder

Ernst Schröder

Friedrich Karl Möbius

Karin Baal

Karin Baal

Anni Hartmann

Ingrid van Bergen

Ingrid van Bergen

Gertrud Hartmann

Ruth Nimbach

Ruth Nimbach

Johanna Möbius

Ludwig Linkmann

Ludwig Linkmann

Paulchen Klinke

Manfred Grothe

Mahrenholz

Lutz Moik

Lutz Moik

Otto Kroppke

Hilde Sessak

Hilde Sessak

Frau Vietzke

Creative team

Directed by: George Hurdalek
Written by: George Hurdalek
Produced by: Kurt Ulrich

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