Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · East Germany · 1962 · 1h 16m

The Punch to the Jaw

Der Kinnhaken

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Director
Heinz Thiel
Cast
Manfred Krug as Georg Nikolaus Dietlinde Greiff as Carolin Merzen Marita Böhme as Rose Jürgen Frohriep as Bubi Marga Legal as Mutter von Carolin Erik S. Klein as
Crew
Anneliese Hinze-Sokolowa — Editor Horst Bastian — Writer Manfred Krug — Writer
Synopsis

Carolin lives in the East and works in a West Berlin bar. After the building of the wall she tries to persuade Georg, a soldier of the border regiment, to let her cross over. He falls in love with her and defends her against a West German pimp with a punch to the jaw.

Key Collaborators
Heinz Thiel Director Anneliese Hinze-Sokolowa Editor Horst Bastian Writer Manfred Krug Writer
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