Die Hazy Osterwald Story (1961)
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Hazy Osterwald, Wera Frydtberg, Peer Schmidt, Marina Petrowa, Monika Dahlberg
Three musicians set out to form an orchestra, but their new band starts with little money and must take whatever gigs it can find.
The story
In a shabby hotel room, trumpeter Hazy Osterwald, bassist Sunny Lang, and clarinetist Jupp plan an orchestra. Yvette and Marianne join them, and the rest of the band is soon assembled. With money scarce, their friend Nicki, a Zurich tour guide, takes over management. The sextet begins by playing on the street and accepting whatever work it can get at restaurants and nightclubs.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The trumpeter Hazy Osterwald, bassist Sunny Lang, and clarinetist Jupp make plans for their own orchestra in a shabby hotel room. The blonde Yvette and the model Marianne join them. They soon find the rest of the band members. At first, they lack everything, especially money. Their friend Nicki, a tour guide in Zurich, takes over management. They start out on the street and accept every imaginable offer at restaurants and nightclubs. The sextet gradually becomes known beyond Zurich. Meanwhile, Hazy has to deal with romantic troubles. He falls in love with Marianne, while Yvette is interested in him. After a performance in Graubünden, the band gets an engagement in Paris, where they are swindled. On the evening of a performance, Jupp dies of heart problems he had hidden from his colleagues so he could keep playing. The show cannot be canceled and brings them their big breakthrough.
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