The Brigade-Leader’s Hat

The Brigade-Leader’s Hat

92 mins | Drama | March 20, 1986

Young construction worker Ralf Reider leaves his home village Katzsprung in the Rhön mountains during the "Berlin Initiative". In the capital, he wants to earn enough money in construction to build his own house for his wife and his child. But Ralf is an unconventional character who soon becomes an outsider because of his behaviour.

The Brigade-Leader’s Hat

92 mins | Drama | March 20, 1986

The Brigade-Leader’s Hat
Young construction worker Ralf Reider leaves his home village Katzsprung in the Rhön mountains during the "Berlin Initiative". In the capital, he wants to earn enough money in construction to build his own house for his wife and his child. But Ralf is an unconventional character who soon becomes an outsider because of his behaviour.
Producers DEFA
Original title Der Hut des Brigadiers
Directors Horst E. Brandt
Writers Manfred Richter, Horst E. Brandt

Cast

Roman Kaminski

as Ralf Reider

Peter Sodann

as Fritz Siegert

Reiner Heise

as Manne Herford, genannt Maus

Hans-Uwe Bauer

as Matzke

Albert Hetterle

as Bauleiter Ronnseil

Wolfgang Winkler

as Meister Kosenkamp

Manfred Gorr

as Sekretär der APO-Leitung

Arianne Borbach

as Charlie

Lutz Riemann

as Brigadier Eisenbacke

Hildegard Alex

as Frau Siegert

Ulrike Krumbiegel

as Heide Reider

Helga Göring

as Heides Mutter

Günter Rüger

as Straßenfeger