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Godfather Death (1980)

Godfather Death (1980)

Fantasy
Release Date: 1980, December 27
Directors: Wolfgang Hübner
Countries: Germany, East Germany
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Fernsehen der DDR, Fernsehen der DDR
Cast: Volkmar Kleinert, Christian Steyer, Dieter Franke, Janina Hartwig, Ursula Staack, Hannes Fischer, Jan Spitzer, Erdmute Schmidt-Christian, Gisela Morgen, Adolf Peter Hoffmann, Erika Pelikowsky, Siegfried Kilian

Overview:

Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who had thirteen children. Since the farmer was so poor, there was never anything left for the youngest of the family. Therefore, the farmer chose Death as the godfather of his son, Jörg, because all people are equal in the eyes of Death. The Grim Reaper is happy to look after the boy and turns Jörg into a skilled doctor who earns wealth and fame.