A Film by Frank Beyer
A hilarious and rare classic of German cinema, CARBIDE AND SORREL is a road
trip adventure set in the last days of World War II. In a brilliant performance,
Erwin Geschonneck plays Kalle, a non-smoking cigarette factory worker who –
dogged by every possible mishap – must travel hundreds of miles without
a truck to get a load of carbide back to Dresden, where his chain-smoking co-workers
can use them to weld their ruined factory back together.
Directed by Frank Beyer (JACOB THE LIAR & NAKED AMONG WOLVES).
“One of the best German film comedies!”
- THE OXFORD HISTORY OF WORLD CINEMA
“An uproarious odyssey full of hijinks and misadventure!”
- THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
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