Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste
movie

Released December 24, 1988
Overview
The opera singer Ludwig Löwenhaupt wants a proper festive roast for Christmas, so he buys a goose in advance to feed the whole family. What he doesn't realize, however, is that the children, Elli, Gerda and Peterle, will grow fond of the animal, which is christened Gustje, and will no longer want to eat it. After the "liberation", the "five kilos of meat", which were initially locked up in the cellar, become a pet that the children take to bed with them and communicate with. But shortly before Christmas, father Löwenhaupt still wants to slaughter them. However, as his family protests and his conscience gets in the way, he can't slaughter the goose after all. So Gustje only has to leave a few feathers as proof that she has been plucked, and the opera singer is given another goose that has already been cut up.
Cast

Dietrich Körner
as
Ludwig Löwenhaupt

Barbara Dittus
as
Hanna Löwenhaupt

Käthe Reichel
as
Gertrud Löwenhaupt

Peter Bause
as
Hans Becker

Gudrun Ritter
as
Rosl Becker

Stefanie Stappenbeck
as
Annette

Gunther Emmerlich
as
Dirigent

Heide Kipp
as
Direktorin

Johanna Schall
as
Fräulein Quellmalz
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Daniel Mewes
as
Peter
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Mark Wende
as
Robert
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Nadine Herz
as
Charly