Hans Fallada tells in his published after the war novel "The drinker" the story of the agricultural wholesaler Erwin Sommer, who flees from his narrow bourgeois relations under the burdens of the new times in the kingdom of the king alcohol, whose liberty and independence promises prove a lie - the only truth of the alcohol. On behalf of the WDR television play Ulrich Plenzdorf has adapted Fallada's 1944/45 novel for a film adaptation by Tom Toelle with Harald Juhnke in the main role of Erwin Sommer.
Unfortunately the movie Der Trinker is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Tom Toelle | Writer |
Writing | Ulrich Plenzdorf | Writer |
Production | Martin Wiebel | Producer |
Directing | Tom Toelle | Director |
Writing | Hans Fallada | Novel |
Camera | Achim Poulheim | Director of Photography |
Sound | Helmut Röttgen | Sound |
Production | Norbert Haake | Production Manager |
Crew | Oke Wilke | Carpenter |
Sound | Christian Moldt | Sound |
Editing | Hubertus Siegert | Assistant Editor |
Production | Hans-Dieter Tafelski | Production Manager |
Production | An Dorthe Braker | Casting |
Costume & Make-Up | Karin Otto | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Hasso von Hugo | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
Art | Dario Friso | Painter |
Art | Götz Heymann | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Ingrid Zoré | Costume Designer |
Camera | Trevor Watkins | Key Grip |
Camera | Peter Uhlig | Assistant Camera |
Directing | Sabine Wehofsky | Assistant Director |
Art | Lothar Karbe | Property Master |
Costume & Make-Up | Bettina Nesselrath | Assistant Costume Designer |
Sound | Jürgen Knieper | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Max Rammler-Rogall | Sound Mixer |
Crew | Hasso von Hugo | Special Effects |
Lighting | Peter Schöllhorn | Best Boy Electric |
Lighting | Marco Teuchert | Electrician |
Directing | Bea Reese | Continuity |
Lighting | Ronald Schwarz | Electrician |
Editing | Karin Nowarra | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Ingrid Bendzuk | Makeup Artist |
Production | Thomas Hund | Production Manager |
Art | Klaus-Dieter Ernst | Property Master |
Art | Anna Heymann | Assistant Production Design |
Lighting | Dietmar Haupt | Gaffer |
Lighting | Martin Fischer | Additional Lighting Technician |
Costume & Make-Up | Hanna Eickhoff | Dresser |