
Der Wüstenkönig von Brandenburg
1973-10-05 · 82 min · ★ 7.0
Orphaned Julius flees bombed Berlin and meets freed communist Kaiser. Together they rescue a starving circus horse and join a Soviet‐run traveling show featuring a hungry lion. After adventures defending the horse with local girl Ulrike, the pair head back to Berlin.
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- Directors
- Hans Kratzert
- Production companies
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
- Countries
- Germany, East Germany
- Status
- Released
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Hilmar BaumannKaiser
Günter SchubertStahlfeder
Günter Junghans
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