The Cuckoos

The Cuckoos

The Cuckoos

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The Cuckoos

1949

1h 33m

5.7(3 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Family

Overview

Berlin, shortly after World War II. Five parentless siblings, led by the oldest sister Inge Kuckert, search for a place to stay and a basis of existence in the destroyed city. A bombed villa in the Grunewald seems to be the right "cuckoo's nest", but an alleged authorised disposal tries to drive the siblings out of the building. Fortunately, the friendly neighbor can help.

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Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

Ina Halley

Inge Kuckert

Ina Halley

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Rainer Penkert

Hanno Gersdorf

Rainer Penkert

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Günther Güssefeldt

Heinz Krüger

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Aribert Wäscher

Eberhard Schultz

Aribert Wäscher

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Carsta Löck

Wanda Merian - Kunstgewerblerin

Carsta Löck

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Hans Neie

Rolf Kuckert

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Gertrud Wolle

Frau Poehler - die Wirtin

Gertrud Wolle

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Marlise Ludwig

Frau Bissig

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Heinz Schröder

Max Kuckert (as Karl Heinz Schröder)

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Nils-Peter Mahlau

Manfred Kuckert - Genannt Moritz

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Regine Fischer

Evchen Kuckert

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Thomas Dunskus

Erwin - Maurerlehrling

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Knut Hartwig

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Eleonore Tappert

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Johannes Bergfeldt

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Hans Joachim Schölermann

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Elly Burgmer

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Elly Burgmer

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Walter Strasen

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Karl Hannemann

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Albert Johannes

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Käthe Jöken-König

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Otto Matthies

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Erich Dunskus

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Erich Dunskus

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Maria Hofen

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Directing

Hans Deppe

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Hans Deppe

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Herbert Weißbach

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Willi Wietfeldt

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Georg Helge

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Siegfried Andrich

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