The Crazy Smell of Fresh Hay

The Crazy Smell of Fresh Hay

4.8

1977-09-22

Signs and wonders are said to be happening in Trutzlaff, a small village in Mecklenburg. The party secretary of the local LPG, Mattes Mathias, has the "second face", which has been passed down from generation to generation in his family and is first mentioned in the witches' church chronicle in 1681. This special bond with the church lives on to this day. Mattes engages in a constant but creative competition with Pastor Himmelknecht. But it is not only his weather forecasts that come true every day. With his miraculous powers, Mattes tracks down lost things and heals the sick. Mattes' reputation reaches far beyond the village of Trutzlaff to the district town. A letter from the village cobbler has even reached the Vatican. Both here and there, people have pricked up their ears and want to get to the bottom of the matter. ... The only one who keeps a clear head is Mattes. But then there is "The crazy smell of fresh hay"!

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Signs and wonders are said to be happening in Trutzlaff, a small village in Mecklenburg. The party secretary of the local LPG, Mattes Mathias, has the "second face", which has been passed down from generation to generation in his family and is first mentioned in the witches' church chronicle in 1681. This special bond with the church lives on to this day. Mattes engages in a constant but creative competition with Pastor Himmelknecht. But it is not only his weather forecasts that come true every day. With his miraculous powers, Mattes tracks down lost things and heals the sick. Mattes' reputation reaches far beyond the village of Trutzlaff to the district town. A letter from the village cobbler has even reached the Vatican. Both here and there, people have pricked up their ears and want to get to the bottom of the matter. ... The only one who keeps a clear head is Mattes. But then there is "The crazy smell of fresh hay"!

Released

1977-09-22

Runtime

92

Director

Roland Oehme

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Comedy

Language

Deutsch

Production

DEFA

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    Ursula Werner

    Ursula Werner
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    Peter Reusse

    Peter Reusse
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    Martin Hellberg

    Martin Hellberg
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    Jan Tříska

    Jan Tříska
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    Ursula Staack

    Ursula Staack
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    Roland Knappe

    Roland Knappe
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    Thomas Neumann

    Thomas Neumann
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    Gertrud Brendler

    Gertrud Brendler
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    Otto Dierichs

    Otto Dierichs
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    Oswald Foerderer

    Oswald Foerderer
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    Thomas Wolff

    Thomas Wolff
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    Wolfgang Sasse

    Wolfgang Sasse
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    Wolfgang Bachmann

    Wolfgang Bachmann
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    Johannes Nowak

    Johannes Nowak
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    Hans-Joachim Puls

    Hans-Joachim Puls