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Die Himmelsleiter

Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 90 min | Drama, History

Cologne, 1947. The Rhine metropolis has been completely destroyed. For the people, the end of the war does not mean the end of the struggle for survival. On the contrary, the winter of 1946/47 was the hardest of the century. Smuggling, ...See moreCologne, 1947. The Rhine metropolis has been completely destroyed. For the people, the end of the war does not mean the end of the struggle for survival. On the contrary, the winter of 1946/47 was the hardest of the century. Smuggling, stealing, black market: "In bad times all this is allowed," says Cardinal Frings. From now on, "Fringsen" is a survival strategy. But the carnival, which the people of Cologne are carefully rediscovering, also offers a short break from everyday hardship. Hungry, defeated and tired, people don't want to just give themselves up to despair. One of them is Anna Roth (Christiane Paul). Her husband Adam (Ernst Stötzner), a Jew, has been missing for six years and there is little hope that he survived. The seamstress keeps her extended family afloat with hamsters, endless queues and bartering. Daughter Sophie (Sarah Horváth) has an illegitimate son, Paul (Luis Vorbach), and an Italian husband, Francesco (Adam Vacula). While Evchen (Muriel Wimmer), her youngest, tries to write songs for the carnival, Michel (Jonathan Berlin) skips school. He smuggled copper and lead over the ladder to heaven - that's what the mined forest roads to Belgium are called because of their deadly danger. Thanks to Anna's tireless energy, the Roths have found a modest idyll in the basement of their bombed-out house. However, the quarter in which the ruins are located is to be replaced by barracks built by the Belgian occupying forces. Armin Zettler (Axel Prahl) has already bought most of the rubble plots for this purpose. Anna doesn't want to do business with the insidious ex-party bigwig who keeps stalking her. She suspects he denounced her husband, but has no proof. Hopefully Zettler will be put on trial in the tribunal proceedings, to which Anna is also invited as a witness. Meanwhile, she fears for her little grandson Paul, who was caught stealing groceries in the Belgian barracks. The Roths are visited by Belgian officer Valmund (Nikolai Kinski). The young lieutenant falls in love with Sophie and, not entirely unselfishly, ensures that her husband Francesco is arrested. In this difficult situation, Anna is helped by the farmer Josef Halfen (Henning Baum), a helpful person whom she met while hamsters. While she gives him piano lessons, they both experience moments of happiness. But then Zettler's youngest son, the railway policeman Bruno (Lucas Reiber), is shot during a raid on the freight yard. Suspicion falls on Michel, who was present at the secret action. The police search the Roths' house and arrest Anna on suspicion of receiving stolen goods. Suddenly Adam is in the basement apartment. He survived the Mauthausen concentration camp and found his way back to his family via Hungary. He also has a score to settle with Zettler. Written by ADR Das Erste See less
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Feb 27, 2015 (Germany)
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34 cast members
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Christiane Paul
Anna Roth Anna Roth   See fewer
Axel Prahl
Armin Zettler Armin Zettler   See fewer
Henning Baum
Josef Halfen Josef Halfen   See fewer
Ernst Stötzner
Adam Roth Adam Roth   See fewer
Lucas Prisor
Gerhard Zettler Gerhard Zettler   See fewer
Lucas Reiber
Bruno Zettler Bruno Zettler   See fewer
Sarah Horvath
Sophie Roth Sophie Roth   See fewer
Muriel Wimmer
Eva Roth Eva Roth   See fewer
Sina Tkotsch
Gerda Zettler Gerda Zettler   See fewer
Nikolai Kinski
René Valmund René Valmund   See fewer
Jonathan Berlin
Michel Roth Michel Roth   See fewer
Luis Vorbach
Paul Roth Paul Roth   See fewer
Jiri Roskot
Heiner Halfen Heiner Halfen   See fewer
Adam Vacula
Francesco Grasso Francesco Grasso   See fewer
Teresa Harder
Hermine Zettler Hermine Zettler   See fewer
Petr Simcák
Stefan Schäfer Stefan Schäfer   See fewer
Jürgen Schornagel
Heinrich Breining Heinrich Breining   See fewer
Ilse Strambowski
Clara Breining Clara Breining   See fewer
Thomas Bestvater
Josef Rogowski Josef Rogowski   See fewer
Najet Korel
Ilona Schäfer (as Najet El Kamel) Ilona Schäfer (as Najet El Kamel)   See fewer
Jan Unger
Herr Petz Herr Petz   See fewer
Marie Jansová
Frau Kühnemeier Frau Kühnemeier   See fewer
Jan Kubka
Actor Actor   See fewer
Veronika Dobesová
Woman at milkshop (uncredited) Woman at milkshop (uncredited)   See fewer
Michal Gulyás
Pieter Vleesmenn (uncredited) Pieter Vleesmenn (uncredited)   See fewer
Jakub Laurych
Clown (uncredited) Clown (uncredited)   See fewer
Jirí Marsál
Karl Rabatzer (uncredited) Karl Rabatzer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jitka Prosperi
Office woman (uncredited) Office woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Petr Reif
Valmund's driver (uncredited) Valmund's driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Jakub Stepán
Collegue 2 (uncredited) Collegue 2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Marek Svitek
Russian guard (uncredited) Russian guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Tereza Tezká
Selma Rabatzer (uncredited) Selma Rabatzer (uncredited)   See fewer
Simon Tintera
Frank Rabatzer (uncredited) Frank Rabatzer (uncredited)   See fewer
Kamila Trnková
Susi (uncredited) Susi (uncredited)   See fewer
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