The opera singer Ludwig Löwenhaupt wants a proper festive roast for Christmas, so he buys a goose in advance to feed the whole family. What he doesn't realize, however, is that the children, Elli, Gerda and Peterle, will grow fond of the animal, which is christened Gustje, and will no longer want to eat it. After the "liberation", the "five kilos of meat", which were initially locked up in the cellar, become a pet that the children take to bed with them and communicate with. But shortly before Christmas, father Löwenhaupt still wants to slaughter them. However, as his family protests and his conscience gets in the way, he can't slaughter the goose after all. So Gustje only has to leave a few feathers as proof that she has been plucked, and the opera singer is given another goose that has already been cut up.
Dietrich Körner
as Ludwig Löwenhaupt
Barbara Dittus
as Hanna Löwenhaupt
Käthe Reichel
as Gertrud Löwenhaupt
Peter Bause
as Hans Becker
Gudrun Ritter
as Rosl Becker
Stefanie Stappenbeck
as Annette
Gunther Emmerlich
as Dirigent
Heide Kipp
as Direktorin
Johanna Schall
as Fräulein Quellmalz
Daniel Mewes
as Peter
Mark Wende
as Robert
Nadine Herz
as Charly
