Back to the sender

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Movie
Original title Back to the sender
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1981
length 88 minutes
Rod
Director Thomas Engel
script Dorothee Dhan
production Heribert Wenk
music Friedrich Scholz
camera Rüdiger Meichsner
occupation

Back to the sender is a German television film from 1981.

action

The retired postman Mr. Felix works as a packer in a publishing house. He is responsible for sending manuscripts rejected by the publisher back to the authors. After work, Felix takes some of the rejected manuscripts home with him and discovers the lyrical work “Die Regenflöte” by the young author Willibald Knilling. Felix supports the publisher for this book and can convince him to publish Knilling's first work. “The Rain Flute” becomes a bestseller and the publisher quickly turns Felix into an editor .

The veteran editors envy Felix's success and believe in a chance hit. In his new role as editor, Felix finds it difficult to find another successful work. He becomes increasingly desperate about the task. But suddenly he has another remarkable manuscript in his hands. Little does he know that the professional editors have slipped this manuscript on him. It is Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea . Felix rejects the manuscript. Both overwhelmed and disillusioned by his editing job, he asks the publisher to release him from his job. Felix returns to his job as a packer, where he hopes to discover more promising young authors.

background

The film was produced for ZDF and was first broadcast on December 25, 1981. The role of the old packer is a loving age role for the great mime Rudolf Platte.

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