Angels of Iron

The subject of this historical drama is a splintering Berlin in the years of 1948 and 1949. Played against the backdrop of social upheaval, the characters in the drama come to epitomize the best and worst of each pole of the political sphere. A 17-year-old hoodlum by the name of Gladow works hand-in-glove with a local white-collar criminal to rob and pillage every day and night, defying capture. While he and his gang of thugs are terrorizing the people of Berlin, the Soviets are trying to make the blockade of their region of control impermeable. The future casts long shadows over the drama, as Berlin's problems take the shape of times to come.

Cast

Hilmar Thate Gustav Völpel Katharina Thalbach Lisa Gabler

Ulrich Wesselmann Gladow

Ilse Pagé Frau Gerti Völpel Karin Baal Frau Lucie Gladow

Peter Brombacher Schäfer

Klaus Pohl Gabler Hanns Zischler Ridzinski

Horst Laube Herr Gladow

Jürgen Flimm Westkommissar

Kurt Raab Chauffeur

Michael Danisch

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