Movie: The Boy with the Big Black Dog

Top 10 Billed Cast

Niels Anschütz
Niels Anschütz

Ulf

Miriam Knabe
Miriam Knabe

Sabine

Kurt Böwe
Kurt Böwe

Oscar

Dagmar Manzel
Dagmar Manzel

Ulfs Mutter

Horst Hiemer
Horst Hiemer

Ulfs Vater

Jana Blunert
Jana Blunert

Bianca

Rita Feldmeier
Rita Feldmeier

Frau Schmiedel

Sabrina Haseloff
Sabrina Haseloff

Ilsi Tetzlaff

Michael Klobe
Michael Klobe

Fotograf

Wolfgang Krone
Wolfgang Krone

Paul

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  • Overview

    A little boy tries to keep a huge Newfoundland dog in his family's apartment.

  • Release Date

    1986-06-13

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Deutsch
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