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Jan on the Barge

Mar 26, 1986 · 1h 26m
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1934, Germany. Jan is a 13 year old boy, who is raised without a mother. His father, a communist, is accused of a political murder, and predicted to be shot by the police when he was on the run. Jan lives with his aunt and finds a friend, Max, who wants to help him to find out what really with his father happened. During a conspirative gathering Max is shot by SA (Nazi paramilitary) and Jan succeed to escape in a barge. Erika, the daughter of the captain of the barge, and a boatman hide him. They try to help Jan to escape from police and find his father, who really survived.

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CAST

Peter Sodann
Martin Liebig
Hermann Beyer
Professor
Evamaria Bath
Minna
Lotte Loebinger
Muttchen
Peter Scholz
Jan
Helene Anders
Erika
Heide Kipp
Tante
Siegfried Voß
Wiese
Directed by Helmut Dziuba

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Status
Released
Original language
DE
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Country
XG

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