Out of outrage, the usually proper prosecutor Treskow, after a night of heavy drinking, adorns the statue of the local ruler with a muzzle. The next morning, he can’t remember a thing due to his intoxication. In the meantime, his act has been discovered and is causing a scandal. Of all people, Treskow is assigned the task of tracking down the culprit...
Acting
O.E. Hasse's sweaty desperation as prosecutor hunting himself.
Direction
Staudte's claustrophobic framing traps you with Treskow.
Director
Wolfgang Staudte
O.E. Hasse
Herbert von Treskow
Hertha Feiler
Elisabeth von Treskow
Hansjörg Felmy
Georg Rabanus
Corny Collins
Trude von Treskow
Robert Meyn
Chief Prosecutor
Edith Hancke
Billa
Rudolf Platte
Mühsam
Ralf Wolter
Thürnagel
Ernst Waldow
Presiding Judge
Erni Mangold
gutsituierte Dame
Wolfgang Neuss
Wilhelm
Wolfgang Müller
Karl
Ingrid van Bergen
Mariechen
Lotte Rausch
Mrs. Tigges
Franz-Otto Krüger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made in East Germany (GDR) but distributed in West Germany, this was Staudte's return to DEFA after Hollywood exile — a satire that somehow pleased both sides of the Wall.
The statue prop was based on actual monuments to Stalin, which were being quietly removed across Eastern Bloc cities during production.
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