Call Me Levi
03/01/2025

Hardly any piece of clothing embodies freedom, pragmatism and individuality as much as the Bluejeans. It is considered a symbol of the "American Dream" and is carried from arm to rich by almost every person. Despite their popularity, very few know the history of their invention. Around 1850, the German-Jewish peddler son Levi Strauss emigrated to America with his sister due to lack of prospects and anti-Semitism in the old Franconian homeland. His brothers are already doing a dry goods store there. When the big gold rush breaks out, Levi continues to San Fransicso, where he opens a textile goods business under his own name. The demand from the gold-diggers for hard-wearing pants is high. So the bustling businessman teams up with the ingenious Latvian tailor Jacob Davis, who came up with the idea of strengthening the seams of the pants with rivets. But a protection money patron dominates the port city and makes life difficult for them. And there are also difficulties with the patent.
Cast


Vincent Redetzki
Levi Strauss


Anton von Lucke
Jacob Davis


Amy Benkenstein
Fanny Stern


Lea van Acken
Annie Packsher


Bardo Böhlefeld
David Stern


Hannes Wegener
Louis Strauss


Lukas Rüppel
Goodman


Roland Koch
J.C. Eddy


Alessandro Schuster
Henry Eddy


Golo Euler
Jude William
Nirit Sommerfeld
Rebekka Strauss
Paul Johannes Walther
Jonas Strauss
Mario Bois
Eddy's Henchman


Christian Beermann
Frederick Ferson


Bernd Hölscher
Mr. Cartwright


Andreas Schröders
Seymore Hoffstead


Niels Bormann
Raymond Bell
Bärbel Schwarz
Mrs. Johnson


Georgia Stahl
Mrs. Belle Cora


Butz Ulrich Buse
Jacob's Father


Vito Sack
Püttner Junior


Inga Wolff
Mother Püttner


Johannes Silberschneider
Hirsch Strauss


Alice Prosser
Linda


Beniamino Brogi
Announcer


Nikolai Selikovsky
Fabrics Seller (uncredited)
Daniele La Banca
Mr. Cape (uncredited)
Claudio Matrella
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Fabrizio Piperno
Rabbi Goldberg (uncredited)
Giorgio Serra
Reverend Richardson (uncredited)
Magnus Liegel
Businessman (uncredited)
Sabrina Bora
Receptionist (uncredited)
Max G. Fischnaller
Gold Digger (uncredited)
Gabriele Mazzoni
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Bruno Da Soghe
Eddy's Employee (uncredited)
Luca Kavetan
Soldier (uncredited)
Mia McGovern
Girl with Dog (uncredited)
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