The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 2016
Kästner and Little Tuesday
Directed by
Wolfgang Murnberger
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.
The story
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 FitzErich Kästner
Nico KleemannHans Löhr (young)
Jascha BaumHans Löhr (old)
Juls SergerWolfi Stern (young)
Oskar BökelmannWolfi Stern (old)
Katharina LorenzLotte Löhr
Charlotte LorenzenRuth Löhr (young)
Hans LöwErich Ohser
Martin BrambachNietenführ
Inga BuschMarigard Ohser
Catrin StriebeckEdith Jacobsohn
Marie GruberIda Kästner
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Saskia RosendahlTrude
Michele CuciuffoMr. Stern
Teresa WeißbachHerti Kirchner
Paul MaticGestapo
Herbert SchäferFreisler
Daniel WagnerEberhard Schmidt
Nikolaus BartonErich Knauf
Mareile BlendlHildegard Ludwig
Verena Altenbergeryoung woman
Fanny KrauszKarlinchen
Arnfried LercheMüller
Thomas AntonStudent
Stan SteinbichlerEmil Tischbein
Simon Rußig
Emanuel FellmerSoldat
Ottokar LehrnerDirector
Arndt Schwering-SohnreyGoebbels
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