Oberstadtgass
1956 · 95 min
Realist melodrama set in Zurich. In the old town district, people are concerned about Mäni, the child of a toilet attendant, who is growing up without a father. Postman Jucker appeals to the boy's conscience and protects him from unjustified accusations. After Mäni's mother dies, Jucker, who has become the child's guardian, takes Mäni into his home. Mrs. Jucker does not accept the boy and accuses Jucker of forgetting their own deceased child. Mrs. Jucker flees to her sister's house. Mäni also runs away.
- Director
- Kurt Früh
- Writers
- Kurt Früh, Hans Mehringer
- Released
- September 27, 1956
- Language
- German
Cast
Schaggi Streuli
Albert Jucker
Margrit Rainer
Frieda Jucker
Jürg Grau
Mäni Brändli
Armin Schweizer
Fritz Winterswiler
Emil Hegetschweiler
Sattler Rüttimann
Walter Roderer
Kurt Muggli
Elisabeth Barth
Frau Stucky
Anneliese Betschart
Erna Walser
Tilly Stephan
Resl
Ruedi Walter
Herr Rüttimann
Sigfrit Steiner
Polizist
Friedrich Braun
Herr Beer
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