Old Barge, Young Love (1957 film)
- Alfred Maack: Schiffer Heinrich " Hein " Borchert
- Erika Dunkelmann: Marie Borchert, his wife
- Götz George Karl " Kalle " Borchert, his son
- Gustav Püttjer: Schiffer Herrmann Vollbeck
- Maria Haeussler: Anne Vollbeck, his niece
- Kurt Schmidtchen: Bosun Ernst
- Horst Naumann: Captain Horst Richter
- Uwe Torsten: Buttje
- Elfie Dugal: Lady
- Alice Prill: secretary
- Heinz Cross Man: Fashion Show Moderator
Age Kahn and young love is a German boatmen Comedy DEFA by Hans Heinrich from the year 1957., The alternate title of the film is the sun across the lakes.
Action
The barges "Marie" and " Anne " are together with the tug " nest" on the way from Berlin to goods at the Müritz. The "Marie" is led by the old boatman Hein. On board his wife Marie and their son Kalle, which is to gather once experience in Schifferei are. Since a high mortgage is on the ship, Hein has let his boat overloaded with cement. Although he is taking the risk, while the drive to run aground, but he hopes to be able to pay off more quickly by winning the transport his mortgage. Not least, he wants his son to pass the ship once debt free.
On the " Anne " boatswain Ernst Schiffer and Hermann von Hermann's niece Anne have been reinforced, the studied shipbuilding in Berlin and spend their holidays on the barge of the uncle. The tug " Horst" in turn is owned by the young Captain Horst Richter, who is ambitious indeed, but also a womanizer and superficial blowhard.
Horst and Kalle fall in love with Anne. The first can be the flirtations Horst's favor and spend a day on his tractor, but she is interested in more soon for Kalle. Who is considered by his stern father rather than service force, but not as a future skipper. He receives money not from him, so he sold his line to Anne be able to buy a scarf shortly after her birthday. Shortly thereafter, Horst appears with a valuable brooch with Anne and provides Kalles gift as in the shade. As Kalle's father puts his son because of the Angel to speech and replied that he could do with his things, what he wanted, and his him the boat does not matter anyway, he receives from his father a slap.
The relationship between Hein and Kalle is disturbed, especially Anne Hein has insulted before all as a bitch. Even with the boat, there are difficulties, as the waters of the Havel is proving to be too low, the "Marie" runs aground and part of the cargo must be rearranged into a truck. Hein finally tried even with the boat at night and thunderstorms on your own and without tractor to cross one of the lakes and so to save time and therefore at risk, not least, the boat and the lives of the crew. Kalle takes over at their own risk control and bring the boat back to the safe shore. Hein realizes that he has gone too far with his ambition and also Kalle has not always treated fairly. Kalle and Anne, go to the end of their holiday, are a couple.
Production
After The Kahn of cheerful people from the 1950 age Kahn and young love was the second boatmen film directed by Hans Heinrich. Götz George was here, after two small wheels at the age of 14 years, his real debut.
The film experienced on 22 February 1957 at Berlin's " Babylon" premiered.
Criticism
The contemporary critics noted that the film "has become quite thin " and that it also " filmdramaturgisch quite leisurely to [ go ] ."
The filmdienst described the film as " occasionally bumpy staged, undemanding entertainment."