
The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station
Comedy
Overview
All his life, Michael Hartung, owner of a hopelessly debt-ridden video store, has bet on the wrong horse. When an ambitious journalist confronts him with the results of his research, everything changes for the charmingly melancholy Micha. Many years ago, as an employee of the Reichsbahn, he is said to have organized the largest mass escape in the GDR. Stasi files prove the case. He was apparently even imprisoned and then deported to an open-cast lignite mine. Seduced by a lavish salary, Micha confirms the story, although only fragments of it are true.
Top Cast


Charly Hübner
Charly Hübner
Micha Hartung
Charly Hübner
Micha Hartung


Christiane Paul
Christiane Paul
Paula
Christiane Paul
Paula


Leon Ullrich
Leon Ullrich
Alexander Landmann
Leon Ullrich
Alexander Landmann


Daniel Brühl
Daniel Brühl
Alex Allonge
Daniel Brühl
Alex Allonge


Leonie Benesch
Leonie Benesch
Natalie Hartung
Leonie Benesch
Natalie Hartung


Dirk Martens
Dirk Martens
Holger Röslein
Dirk Martens
Holger Röslein


Thorsten Merten
Thorsten Merten
Harald Wischnewsky
Thorsten Merten
Harald Wischnewsky


Peter Kurth
Peter Kurth
Fritz Teubner
Peter Kurth
Fritz Teubner


Eva Löbau
Eva Löbau
Beate
Eva Löbau
Beate


Steffen Jürgens
Steffen Jürgens
Tobias
Steffen Jürgens
Tobias
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