Kein Ärger mit Cleopatra

Kein Ärger mit Cleopatra (1960)

The black cooperative Cornwall boar achieves single-handedly, so to speak, what the LPG functionaries in Bolbitz fail to do. He takes away the individual farmers' fear of the LPG by secretly covering their sows at night. The black piglets frighten the farmers at first, because black litters mean bad luck and presuppose a sin. Collectivization is seen as a sin by the superstitious, especially Grandma Kahlow. But when even the priest's sow is not spared and they find out who the "culprit" is, the superstition dissolves into laughter and the fear of the LPG is banished.

Date of release
1960-12-06
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Drama
Director
Helmut Schneider

Casting

Interesting facts

Kein Ärger mit Cleopatra is an East German comedy film, directed by Helmut Schneider. It was released in 1960.

Production

Writer Manfred Petzold submitted his script to DEFA on 19 July 1958, under the title Celestial Wink. Beside of complying with the ideological demands of the time, by portraying the collectivization of farms in a positive manner - Joshua Feinstein cited the picture among DEFA's "mission films", that had unambiguous political aims - it also took a highly critical position of the Catholic Church.

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