Der schwarze Obelisk

Release Date: 1988-06-26

Overview: In 1923, Ludwig Bodmer, a young man returning from the war, works in the gravestone company of his comrade Georg Kroll during the period of inflation. Business is going well, but inflation robs them of their profits and people suffer under the circumstances of the time. The "lost generation" in particular, the survivors of the First World War, of which Ludwig is one, struggles to find a place in society.

Rating: 0 / 10

Cast

Udo Schenk

as Ludwig Bodmer

Rainer Hunold

as Georg Kroll

Karina Thayenthal

as Isabelle

Marina Krogull

as Gerda Schneider

Stephan Schwartz

as Otto Bambus