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Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient

  • 1975
  • TMDB 8.0/10
  • 1h 45m

The somewhat indolent father Traugott Wurster looks after his six sons while his wife works in a butcher's shop. One day, when Traugott falls into a mysterious prolonged sleep, mother Wurster is forced to give the children to relatives. Markus is sent to the stuffy Uncle Theodor, who turns into a childhood friend under his influence. Mother Wurster also "rents" the sleeping Traugott to a furniture store, which uses him to advertise mattresses in the shop window.

Overview

The somewhat indolent father Traugott Wurster looks after his six sons while his wife works in a butcher's shop. One day, when Traugott falls into a mysterious prolonged sleep, mother Wurster is forced to give the children to relatives. Markus is sent to the stuffy Uncle Theodor, who turns into a childhood friend under his influence. Mother Wurster also "rents" the sleeping Traugott to a furniture store, which uses him to advertise mattresses in the shop window.

Cast

  • Gert FröbeTraugott Wurster / Theodor Wurster
  • Barbara RüttingMutter Wurster
  • Wera FrydtbergTante Erika
  • Josef MoosholzerKurdirektor Pichmann
  • David BennentManfred Wurster
  • Axel SchiesslerHerr Karl
  • Rolf PatzerLehrer Astel
  • Henry GregorLehrer Bickenbach

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