Schloß Königswald

Schloß Königswald

1988 · ★ 5.5 · Comedy

In Königswald Castle, eight noble old ladies and their maid are waiting for the end of World War II. Princess Ursela has made arrangements with her grandmother, the Countesses Hohenlohe, Dohna, Posadowsky, and Woronzoff, as well as Baroness Schweinitz and Baroness von Boehme. The Americans are advancing on the castle from one side, while the Russians are approaching from the other. Suddenly, however, Wehrmacht soldiers barricade themselves in the castle to defend it. But the old ladies do not want to be defended, lest they risk the destruction of their beloved castle. So they hatch a crazy plan to get rid of the German soldiers...

Directed by Peter Schamoni

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Camilla Horn Fürstin Großmutter
Dietlinde Turban Fürstin Ursela
Marianne Hoppe Gräfin Hohenlohe
Carola Höhn Gräfin Dohna
Rose Renée Roth Gräfin Posadowsky
Fee von Reichlin Baronin Schweinitz
Marika Rökk Freifrau von Boehme
Anja Kruse Milka Piontek
Wolfgang Fierek Franz Hallhuber
Heino Ferch Funker
Markus Böttcher Pfeiffer

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