Herzlich willkommen 34 years old

Friedrich (Uwe Bohm) manages to escape from East Germany to the West in the 1950s. On his arrival, he is greeted with the words Herzlich Willkommen, or "cordial, heartfelt welcome." However, once he finds employment, what he experiences is anything but a cordial welcome at his new job, where he is a teacher/counselor for "wayward children" located in a former castle. The institution is headed by a former Nazi who runs it with the help of the more criminal, bullying boys. Despite these obstacles, Friedrich manages to establish a rapport with a boy who wants to go "straight," and also begins to have an affair with an attractive female teacher at the school.

Credits

Heinz Hoenig as Iris' Vater

Anna Thalbach as Iris

Barbara Auer as Elke Kramer

Uwe Bohm as Friedrich Dombrowski

Eva-Maria Hagen as Sekretärin

Michael Gwisdek as Hausmeister

Herzlich willkommen Cast

Name	Character
Heinz Hoenig He was 38, now 72 years old	as Iris' Vater
Anna Thalbach She was 16, now 50 years old	as Iris
Barbara Auer She was 31, now 65 years old	as Elke Kramer
Uwe Bohm He was 28, now 62 years old	as Friedrich Dombrowski
Eva-Maria Hagen She was 55, now 89 years old	as Sekretärin
Michael Gwisdek He was 48, now 82 years old	as Hausmeister
Hark Bohm He was 50, now 84 years old	as Direktor Dr. Fischer

Herzlich willkommen Crew

Name	Department
Hark Bohm as Director. He was 50 (now 84) years old	Directing

Herzlich willkommen (34 years)

Release day: Thursday, February 22, 1990