Bärenburger Schnurre

• Paul Heidemann: Mayor
• Erika Dunkelmann: Hansel's mother
• Harry Hindemith: Hansel's father
• Doris Abesser: Hansel's sister
• Kurt Ullrich: Teacher Mobius from the Talschule
• Helga Göring: Karin's mother
• Eberhard scratch: Usher Braesicke
• Herbert Lange: 1 People's Police
• Fritz Stoewer: 2 People's Police
• Ellen Plessow: portress
• Walter E. Foot: driver of the Mayor
• Carl Hamann: Night Porter
• Gerry Wolff: Councillor Mueller
• Hans Klering: Stadtbaurat
• Walter Jupe: City Council Wöllner
• Anna -Maria Besendahl: Councillor for Public Education
• Renate Luderer: teacher
• Nico Turoff: host
• Rosemarie Menzel: Young Woman
• Will Jussen: A colleague
• Christoph Picha: Peter
• Wolfgang stones Bach: Kurt
• Jordi Banque: Egon
• Raimund Matusche: Jochen

Bear Burgers Schnurre is a German children's film DEFA by Ralf Kirsten from the year 1957.

Action

In the small town of Bear Castle, the children want their own swimming pool with a diving board - the Saale- shore would become a lido own, however, is littered with rubble and other rubbish. The Mayor appeases, plan the town hall but to build a large swimming pool itself. Since money and workers absent for implementation, the plans are postponed again and again.

The twelve- year-old Hansel takes matters into his own hands, therefore he organized a petition with friends, the volunteers gathered for the cleanup. With the stately list Hansel wants to audition with the mayor, but raises the children with the saying " I'll help you!" Addition. The set creates it together with a call for weekend use on the river Saale in the newspaper.

Soon, many supporters find for the plans of the children, including the parents and also Councillor Mueller. Although the mayor with some intrigue wants to prevent the construction of the swimming pool, he may end up not prevent the clearing out of the Saale beach and laid the foundation stone for the new swimming pool.

Production

Bear Burgers Schnurre was the first film by director Ralf Kirsten. It was during his studies at FAMU in Prague and was recognized as Kirsten's thesis. The film saw its premiere on February 10, 1957. Theatrical release was on February 15, 1957.

Bear Burgers Schnurre also ran under the Alternative title Hans Eulenspiegel.

Criticism

The Saxon Tageblatt criticized the children's film for its "simple fable, with joy and also a little satire that little childlike audience, since he hardly understands, as is rather the adults can have fun ", but praised the film " by his optimism, entrain his serene exhilaration [ ...] [ can ] ".

Ingelore King, Dieter Wiedemann and Lothar Wolf wrote that " the gemähliche Adventure [ ... ] on the not held by Eulenspiegel figure, to an unclear over long distances dramaturgy [ sick ]. "

The filmdienst stated: " After the premiere due to formal weaknesses controversial and barely shown, the film is now also the political optimism the mid-fifties. "