Storyline
GDR and West Berlin in the 1950s. Hans Nettermann, a designer at the "Komet" bicycle factory, is a favorite of the BSG road riders. His dream is to one day ride in a stand-up race. A construction error throws him back in the road race. They work for a long time to fix it. Then he is persuaded to go to West Berlin to become a professional rider. Although he makes it to the top class, he also learns about the scams in professional sport. He marries Marianne, who has followed him and tries to persuade him to return to the GDR, which he eventually does. After some difficulties at work, he is nominated for the first amateur endurance race in the GDR and wins.
Cast & Crew
Claus Holm
Hans Netterman
Lead
Eva Probst
Marianne Tessler
Lutz Götz
Tressler
Harry Hindemith
Lahmann
Kurt Mühlhardt
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Sabine Thalbach
Lottchen
JS
Johannes Schmidt
Mehlberg
HO
Horst Oberländer
Fred Berg
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Franz Barrenstein's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sein großer Sieg is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
