

23/01/1986
The war is over and soldier Christoffel has no prospects for the future and no money. He doesn't know what to do, so he meets the devil. He offers him a pact: Christoffel's pockets are always full of money, but he is not allowed to wash, cut his hair or nails for seven years and he is not allowed to sleep in a bed. If he doesn't keep to all these things, he will be forever devoted to the devil. Christoffel accepts the condition. Relieved of his worries about the future, Christoffel sets off. However, he soon becomes lonely. Society avoids him; he is dirty, unkempt and smelly. He only finds a place to stay in prison. He pays off the debts of a goldsmith, which wins him the heart of Katarina, the goldsmith's daughter. However, Christoffel is aware of his appearance and leaves her. After seven years, he is finally cleansed by the devil himself and returns to her as a well-groomed man.

Jens-Uwe Bogadtke
as Christoffel

Jürgen Trott
as Nico

Janina Hartwig
as Katarina

Klaus Mertens
as Vogt

Fred Delmare
as Gustav

Marina Krogull
as Susanne

Horst Papke
as Zweiter Gast

Leon Niemczyk
as Niklaus

Günter Rüger
as Wendel

Helmut Schreiber
as Kasimir

Manfred Heine
as

Hans Teuscher
as

Heidemarie Wenzel
as

Dieter Wien
as

Gerhard Vogt
as

Pedro Hebenstreit
as

Franziska Glöss-Ebermann
as

Klaus-Peter Thiele
as
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