Der Ochse von Kulm

On a pasture in Bavaria, an ox frightens members of the American occupying forces. Farmer Alois, the owner of the animal, is sentenced to thirty days in prison for this "political" offense. While Alois begins his sentence, the ox runs riot in the prison yard. No one can tame him, and all the farmers refuse to take the ox into their care. The helpless administration comes up with a crazy solution: Alois must split his person. As inmate Alois, he is assigned to field duty with the livestock owner Alois to supervise the ox, while as livestock owner Alois he has to supervise inmate Alois. The bill he is subsequently presented with for twice the work is enormous.

Ferdinand Anton

Alois

Lore Frisch

Resel

Franz Loskam

Bürgermeister

Thea Aichbichler

Therese

Theo Prosel

Meierhofbauer

Harald Mannl

Waaghuber

Franz Arzdorf

Chef des Landwirtschaftsamtes

Raimund Schelcher

Heckenberger

Maximilian Larsen

Polizeipräsident

Hans Lucke

2. Amerikaner

Ludwig Sachs

Knüpfel

Otto Sauter-Sarto

Schnepfinger

Walter Schramm

Bauer

Wolf Goette

Schneidzwirbel

Hans Stadtmüller

Richter

Waltraud Backmann

Amerikanerin

• Martin HellbergDirector
• W.K. SchweickertWriter
• Eugen KlagemannDirector of Photography
• Günter KlückOriginal Music Composer
• Gisela KlagemannEditor

Release date

January 27, 1955

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Drama