Sheriff Teddy
- Gerhard Kuhn: Kalle
- Axel Dietz: Andreas
- Peter Gensing: Schlaks
- Alexander Noevoy: Albi
- Günther Simon: Teacher Friday
- Erich Franz: Mr. Becker
- Else Wolz: Mrs. Becker
- Helga Göring: Mrs. Muller
- Hartmut Reck: Robbi
- Gerhard Rachold: Mucki
- Wolfgang Stein: Lutz
- Jürgen Schulz: Pips
- Helmut Benthin: Fips 2
- Wolfgang Binder: Bodo
- Manfred Schmidt: Snail
- Illario Hönicke: spider
- Jürgen Holzapfel: Padde
- Doris Cook: Jojo
- Fred Düren: Consumption Packer
- Rolf Ripperger: Young VP- officer
- Erich Mirek: Mr. Zahn
- Kate Alving: landlady
- Waltraud Kogel: HO- seller
- Rudolf Christoph: Police Commissioner
- Wilhelm Gröhl: drawing teacher
- Paul Streckfuss: Newspaper seller
- Georg Soboleff: Man with leather suitcase
- Horst Buder: 2nd Half Strong at the Alex
- Christiane from Trümbach: Woman at the railway station
- Hermann Beelitz: customs officer
- Else pit Deister: streetcar
- Willi Wietfeldt: Man at the Friedrichstrasse station
- Nico Turoff: Drunk
- Dorothea Thiesing: Woman in HO- business
- Elli Hall: Woman at Alexanderplatz
- Augustin Kovacz: 1 man at Alexanderplatz
- Valentin Claus: 2nd man at Alexanderplatz
Sheriff Teddy is a German children's film DEFA Heiner Carow from the year of 1957. It is based on the homonymous children's book by Benno Pludra, who was also involved in the screenplay.
Action
The 13 -year-old Kalle lives in West Berlin where he is leader of the Teddy band. In his everyday life as " Sheriff Teddy" he calls the shots and continues with courage and power struggles against children by that undermine his authority and would like to be leader of the gang. One day, his parents drag him to East Berlin. Kalle is teased by the band members, but now he had to submit to the system and wear a scarf. In fact, it has Kalle heavy in his new class. He refuses, do not want to imagine the first day of school, the historical accuracy of the teacher's remarks Friday questioned the reign of Frederick the Great and falls to the children by his penchant for violence negatively on. In the schoolyard, he wears a brass knuckles with him, with whom he wants to have his biggest critic Andreas in their place. Andreas suggests him the ring from his hand and takes him to her as a teacher appears. In class, Andreas drops the brass knuckles on the ground and teachers Friday confronts him. Andreas claims to have found him and want to leave anyway. Kalle but accused him of lying, as the brass knuckles belonged to him. Teachers Friday reserves Kalle because a single call. Later there will be a fight between Kalle and Andreas, Kalle has yet distributed in the schoolyard adventure tome. Teachers Friday is now looking at Kalles parents and talks to the father. The blames in Kalle's big brother Robbi, who has remained in the western sector and holds with semi- legal business afloat. Later Kalle's father forces his son to tear all tome.
Kalle wants revenge on Andrew and activates the Teddy band. Together they want to Andreas evening raided, tie and hide in a ruin. For special humiliation suggests Kalle, Andreas cut off the seat of your pants. The gang agrees, but Andreas evening of revenge not at home. Kalle, who was to take him on the road is, instead, invited by Andrew's mother to eat, but goes beyond crashes after a while. Of the band members he is called a liar, Kalle was still long enough to Andreas, to warn him. The gang goes after Kalle, when suddenly Andreas appears. He stands at Kalle and suggests the band members to flee. However, one of the boys manage to smash the window of the front door. Kalle is angry at Andrew and runs away. The next day, Kalle no longer wants to sit next to Andrew in the school. Both boys, however, are drawn from the brawl and find about a commonality that makes them allies in the end. You'll meet after school and talk among other things about bicycles. Andreas is a big fan of cycling and has even a bicycle, the only thing missing is a decent speedometer. He had saved the money, but instead he had to pay the chosen door glass. Kalle is ashamed, especially since he Andreas helps to organize parts for his planned " bike zone ". He wants his money by Andreas buy a speedometer, but not enough money. So he steals the speedometer, which is exhibited in the teaching aid cabinet in the school, and gives it to Andrew. The dizziness comes out and Kalle is exposed to the class. At home, the outraged father, who can not believe that his son is a thief awaits him. Kalle takes money and flees to his brother to West Berlin. He had spoken to him a few days ago on the street and offered him a job. Now Kalle tries in vain to buy contraband for his brother. His brother sends him away, think about it, however, different. Kalle is to help him and his cronies in a break in an East Berlin factory, which manufactures optical devices. Only Kalle would come into the building due to its size. Andreas overhears the plan and alarmed his friends, Andreas finally hits at the factory. Ask yourself against Kalle, as this will break into the factory. Together, they are also Kalle's brother and his cronies both and call the police. These arrests brother Robbi and his cronies. Andreas is committed to Kalle, but has the dejected his own brother when he attacked Andrew. A little later, Kalle and Andreas meet. Andreas has the finished bike for Kalle it because he was able to organize the last necessary items for the wheel. Kalle turns a proud round on his own bike and is enthusiastic.
Production
Sheriff Teddy is based on the homonymous children's book by Benno Pludra, who was also involved in the screenplay. The film was in 1956 in Berlin, including the Rosenthalerplatz and the Silesian Gate and on the Friedrichstrasse, rotated. The costumes created Helga Scherff, the Filmbauten come from Alfred Tolle. The film underwent on 29 November 1957 at the Central House of Young Pioneers in Berlin his movie premiere. In 2010, he appeared at Icestorm on DVD. It was the feature film debut of director Heiner Carow.
From the contemporary critics, the film was initially a continuation of Gerhard Klein's Berlin Series - ... Schönhauser - - praised Alarm at the Circus, A Berlin Romance, Berlin. Carow had learned the directorial craft at Klein. After the thaw in the GDR were both Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser ... and Sheriff Teddy criticized because they presented negative hero in the center of the action and negative aspects of everyday life emphasized (known films of the "gray series ").
Criticism
The criticism of the GDR praised Sheriff Teddy, which should capture the "spirit of our youth ." The film was " fair and humane true," he 'll take the children seriously, and verniedliche not teach and do not be patronizing.
The filmdienst praised Sheriff Teddy as " atmospherically fitting [n ], in working with young actors sensitive [n ] DEFA kids film whose political- pedagogical elements are largely suppressed. " Klaus Vishnevsky stressed in 1957 that " their [ the fable ] political tendency and its pedagogical value [ ... ] from their dramatic consequences " occur.
Current critics wrote that the film did well today lost little of its tension.