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7 / 10 IMDb January 18, 1979 1h 43m
Film adaptation of the last part of Martin Walser's "Kristlein Trilogy": After the perpetually failing intellectual Anselm Kristlein had to make a living as a sales representative and advertising copywriter in "Halbzeit" and became a writer in "Das Einhorn" (filmed in 1977 by Peter Patzak), he now tries his hand as the owner of a pinball arcade in Munich, loses his wife's fortune, and returns to Lake Constance in a chaotic state of mind.
Director
Runtime
1h 43m
Release Date
January 18, 1979
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
German
Country
Germany
Cast
Franz Buchrieser
as Anselm Kristlein
Hannelore Elsner
as Alissa Kristlein
Wolfgang Kieling
as Edmund Gabriel
Eva Maria Meineke
as Rosa Blomich
Kurt Raab
as Theopont Dirlewanger
Mady Rahl
as Frau Eltron
Kurt Weinzierl
as Dr. Freudenreich
Max Strecker
as Herr Kaiser
Marquard Bohm
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Dieter Augustin
Dietrich Mattausch
Franziska Walser
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