Jan on the Barge (1986)
Original title: Jan auf der Zille
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1934, Germany. Jan is a 13 year old boy, who is raised without a mother. His father, a communist, is accused of a political murder, and predicted to be shot by the police when he was on the run. Jan lives with his aunt and finds a friend, Max, who wants to help him to find out what really with his father happened. During a conspirative gathering Max is shot by SA (Nazi paramilitary) and Jan succeed to escape in a barge. Erika, the daughter of the captain of the barge, and a boatman hide him. They try to help Jan to escape from police and find his father, who really survived.
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Peter SodannMartin Liebig
Hermann BeyerProfessor
Evamaria BathMinna
Lotte LoebingerMuttchenPeter ScholzJan
Helene AndersErika
Heide KippTante
Siegfried VoßWiese
Volkmar KleinertHinkender
Christoph EngelZiviler
Michael NarlochMann mit Zeitung
Christa Löseralte FrauKeywords
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What is Jan on the Barge about?
1934, Germany. Jan is a 13 year old boy, who is raised without a mother. His father, a communist, is accused of a political murder, and predicted to be shot by the police when he was on the run. Jan lives with his aunt and finds a friend, Max, who wants to help him to find out what really with his father happened. During a conspirative gathering Max is shot by SA (Nazi paramilitary) and Jan succeed to escape in a barge. Erika, the daughter of the captain of the barge, and a boatman hide him. They try to help Jan to escape from police and find his father, who really survived.
How long is Jan on the Barge?
Jan on the Barge has a runtime of 86 minutes.