The Second Life of F.W.G. Platow

The story

Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow worked for the railways his entire working life. He took up service at the small station of Luege 34 years ago. Now, the line is to be electrified and Platow, who cannot cope with the new technology, has to work on a secondary local line. Georg, his son, a railway worker as well, is to attend a training course, but Georg refuses to go. Then his father comes to a surprising and highly unusual decision. He pretends to be Georg Platow, making himself twenty years younger than he really is and registers for the course.

Cast & crew

Fritz Marquardt

Fritz MarquardtPlatow

Rolf HoppeDr.Hoppe

Barbara Adolph

Barbara AdolphRennmarks Sekretärin

Fred DelmarePlatows Vater

Winfried GlatzederClown

Trude Bechmannalte Frau

Hermann BeyerZolle

Gisela Hess

Gisela HessMalvine

Jürgen HoltzDieter Schildt

Carmen-Maja AntoniKellnerin

Hilmar BaumannFriedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow (jung)

Margit BendokatMädchen mit Tasse