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The Second Life of F.W.G. Platow (1973)

The Second Life of F.W.G. Platow (1973)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1973, May 31
Directors: Siegfried Kühn
Countries: East Germany
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast: Carmen-Maja Antoni, Volkmar Kleinert, Gudrun Ritter, Jürgen Holtz, Winfried Glatzeder, Hermann Beyer, Rolf Hoppe, Margit Bendokat, Dieter Franke, Wolfgang Pampel, Ruth Glöss, Wolfgang Winkler

Overview:

Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow worked for the railways his entire working life. He took up service at the small station of Luege 34 years ago. Now, the line is to be electrified and Platow, who cannot cope with the new technology, has to work on a secondary local line. Georg, his son, a railway worker as well, is to attend a training course, but Georg refuses to go. Then his father comes to a surprising and highly unusual decision. He pretends to be Georg Platow, making himself twenty years younger than he really is and registers for the course.