Jonny Comes

Jonny Comes

Jonny Comes

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Jonny Comes

1988

1h 45m

6.7(6 votes)

Drama

Family

Overview

Twelve year old Jonny lives in foster home. Suddenly the family of a local doctor decides to adopt him. But it's not so easy...

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Production Companies

Fernsehen der DDR

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast & Crew

10 members

Camera

Sebastian Hattop

Jonny

Sebastian Hattop

Acting

Petra Kelling

Johanna

Petra Kelling

Acting

Joachim Siebenschuh

Rolf

Joachim Siebenschuh

Acting

Benjamin Burkhardt

Sascha

Benjamin Burkhardt

Acting

Silke Natzke

Julia

Silke Natzke

Acting

Marius Schönefeld

Thomas

Marius Schönefeld

Acting

Benno Mieth

Manne

No Image

Acting

Susanne Saewert

Silke

No Image

Acting

Thomas Schimanke

Dieter

No Image

Acting

Dirk Müller

Stefan

No Image

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