In the fight against the impending bankruptcy of his business, a Hamburg chemist relies on total adaptation to the prevailing circumstances.
Social & External
The people behind it
Horst Tappert
Drogist
Gert Haucke
Filialleiter
Heini Kaufeld
Tierhändler
Marianne Kehlau
Frau des Drogisten
Marcel Werner
Sohn des Drogisten
Hedwig Schmitz
Seifenfrau
Gert Schaefer
Fotohändler
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