Bankett Für Achilles

– For thirty years, Karl Achilles has been working at the chemical collective in Bitterfeld. But now h..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 29 Minutes
Release Year:
1975
Bankett für Achilles (1975)

For thirty years, Karl Achilles has been working at the chemical collective in Bitterfeld. But now his last day as a master at the plant has come. He is about to retire; even if Karl, who finds ending his working life difficult, wanted to stay on, it would not be possible. Karl’s colleagues have arranged a farewell dinner for the retiring master at an outdoor restaurant. But on his last day of work, before the farewell dinner, he meets all sorts of people: both colleagues and people, who do not work at the plant. A mosaic of the biography of a person who found fulfilment in his work and now has to look for the meaning of his life anew.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

20 Nov 1975

Language:

German

Director:

Roland Gräf

Writer:

Martin Stephan, Manfred Wolter (dramaturgue)

Main Actors:

Erwin Geschonneck, Elsa Grube-Deister, Jutta Wachowiak, Carl Heinz Choynski

Plot:

Karl Achilles has been working at the Bitterfeld chemical plant ever since he helped build it up in 1945. Now he is 65 years old and the time has come for him to retire. The movie depicts his last day at work, and allows for an exemplary glimpse into the working conditions of the former German Democratic Republic as well as into the head of a dedicated worker whose time has come to make room for the next generation.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10