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A hysterical comedy
6.5 / 10 IMDb September 15, 1978 1h 57m
Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.
Director
Runtime
1h 57m
Release Date
September 15, 1978
Genre
Drama, Thriller
Status
Released
Budget
$2,600,000
Languages
English
Country
Germany
Producers
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
as Hermann Hermann
Andréa Ferréol
as Lydia Hermann
Klaus Löwitsch
as Felix Weber
Volker Spengler
as Ardalion
Bernhard Wicki
as Orlovius
Armin Meier
as Silverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman
Peter Kern
as Müller
Adrian Hoven
as Inspector Schelling
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Alexander Allerson
as Mayer
Hark Bohm
as Doctor
Roger Fritz
as Inspector Braun
Gottfried John
as Perebrodov
Y Sa Lo
as Elsie
Lilo Pempeit
as Mrs. Schmidt
Ingrid Caven
as Hotel Manager
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Voli Geiler
as 1st Landlady
Isolde Barth
as 2nd Landlady
Gitty Djamal
as Woman in Pension
Harry Baer
as Innkeeper
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Osman Ragheb
as Post Office Clerck
Production Companies
Bavaria Studios
Despair Official Trailer 1978
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