The Lion Carpenter

The Lion Carpenter

87 mins | Comedy | June 5, 1980

The successful entertainment artist Ralf Keul must develop his land on the Baltic Sea or else ultimately give it up. Inexperienced yet courageous, he hurls himself into the undertaking, which spares him no unpleasantness. He battles over the transportation and procurement of materials, constantly on the verge of a nervous breakdown, while his craftsmen offer little additional assistance.

The Lion Carpenter

87 mins | Comedy | June 5, 1980

The Lion Carpenter
The successful entertainment artist Ralf Keul must develop his land on the Baltic Sea or else ultimately give it up. Inexperienced yet courageous, he hurls himself into the undertaking, which spares him no unpleasantness. He battles over the transportation and procurement of materials, constantly on the verge of a nervous breakdown, while his craftsmen offer little additional assistance.
Producers DEFA
Original title Der Baulöwe
Directors Georgi Kissimov
Writers Kurt Belicke

Cast

Rolf Herricht

as Ralf Keul

Annekathrin Bürger

as Doris Keul

Agnes Kraus

as Frau Weber

Franziska Troegner

as Ingrid Keul

Herbert Köfer

as Regisseur

Gerry Wolff

as Scheidungsrichter

Eberhard Mellies

as Intendant

Hans Klering

as Herr Weber (Schwiegervater)

Peter Dommisch

as Dachdecker Emil Sasse

Hannjo Hasse

as Architekt

Peter Kalisch

as Bürgermeister Ziegenhals

Edwin Marian

as Maurer

Willi Neuenhahn

as Maurer

Lutz Stückrath

as Autohändler Kurt

Axel Gärtner

as Kai

Annett Kruschke

as Kirstin Keul

Peter Friedrichson

as Jürgen

Erdmute Schmidt-Christian

as Verkäuferin