
Our Daily Bread
Drama
Overview
A story about a family after the Second World War. The petty bourgeois cashier Karl Weber of Berlin observes from a distance how his son Ernst participates in the building of a new socialist society. Karl does not understand Ernst's visions, instead he confides in his other son Harry. However, Harry becomes involved in illicit business and Karl quickly realizes that it would be best to join his son Ernst in the citizen-owned factory.
Top Cast


Paul Bildt
Paul Bildt
Karl Webers
Paul Bildt
Karl Webers


Harry Hindemith
Harry Hindemith
Ernst Webers
Harry Hindemith
Ernst Webers


Paul Edwin Roth
Paul Edwin Roth
Harry Webers
Paul Edwin Roth
Harry Webers


Viktoria von Ballasko
Viktoria von Ballasko
Martha, Harry Webers zweite Frau
Viktoria von Ballasko
Martha, Harry Webers zweite Frau


Inge Landgut
Inge Landgut
Inge Webers
Inge Landgut
Inge Webers


Erna Sellmer
Erna Sellmer
Bäckersfrau
Erna Sellmer
Bäckersfrau


Walter Gross
Walter Gross
1. Skeptiker
Walter Gross
1. Skeptiker
Herbert Weißbach
Herbert Weißbach
2. Skeptiker
Herbert Weißbach
2. Skeptiker


Alfred Balthoff
Alfred Balthoff
Fachingenieur Bergstetter
Alfred Balthoff
Fachingenieur Bergstetter
Siegmar Schneider
Siegmar Schneider
Peter Struwe
Siegmar Schneider
Peter Struwe
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