The Drinker (Der Trinker) 28 years old

Hans Fallada tells in his published after the war novel "The drinker" the story of the agricultural wholesaler Erwin Sommer, who flees from his narrow bourgeois relations under the burdens of the new times in the kingdom of the king alcohol, whose liberty and independence promises prove a lie - the only truth of the alcohol. On behalf of the WDR television play Ulrich Plenzdorf has adapted Fallada's 1944/45 novel for a film adaptation by Tom Toelle with Harald Juhnke in the main role of Erwin Sommer.

Credits

The Drinker Cast

Name Character
Christian Grashof He was 52, now 81 years old as Gastwirt Lobedanz
Harald Juhnke He was 66, 76 years old when he died as Erwin Sommer
Eberhard Esche He was 62, 72 years old when he died as Dr. Mansfeld
Jutta Wachowiak She was 54, now 83 years old as Magda Sommer
Deborah Kaufmann She was 25, now 54 years old as Elinor

The Drinker Crew

Name Department
Hans Fallada as Novel. He was 102 (53) years old when He died Writing
Martin Wiebel as Producer. He was 52 (now 81) years old Production
Tom Toelle as Director. He was 64 (74) years old when He died Directing
Tom Toelle as Writer. He was 64 (74) years old when He died Writing
The Drinker poster
The Drinker (28 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 06, 1995
  • Runtime: 99 minutes