Country
Germany
Date
Oct 21, 1999
Certification
12
1h 52min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Budapest in the 1930s. Restaurant owner Laszlo hires pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of Gloomy Sunday is, at first, loved and then feared, for its melancholic melody sets off a chain of suicides. The fragile balance of the erotic ménage à trois is sent off kilter when the German Hans falls in love with Ilona as well.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ilse Zielstorff | Frau Wieck |
| Ferenc Bács | Botschafter |
| Júlia Zsolnai | Frau Botschafter |
| Áron Sipos | Arzt (as Aron Sipos) |
| Ernst Kahl | Zeichner Torresz |
| Jörg Gillner | Chefkoch Istvan |
| Denis Moschitto | Lehrling Inas |
| István Mikó | Kartoffelhändler |
| Michael Gampe | Direktor Novak |
| Karl Fischer | Herr Svoboda |
| Markus Hering | Herr Schwitz |
| Werner Brehm | Postbote |
| Wanja Mues | Herr Mendel |
| Dorka Gryllus | Fräulein Mendel |
| Tibor Kenderesi | Professor Tajtelbaum |
| Anna Ráckevei | Tajtelbaums Nichte |
| István Kanizsay | Journalist im Café |
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| Veit Stübner | Weinlieferant |
| Márta Bakó | Kerzenverkäuferin |
| Sebastian Koch | Obersturmbannführer Eichbaum |
| Ulrike Grote | Frau Häberle |
| László I. Kish | Standartenführer Schnefke |
| Ferenc Némethy | Alter Jude in Wiecks Büro |
| Stefan Weinert | SS-Offizier |
| Zsuzsa Mányai | Lászlós Nachbarin |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod - Gloomy Sunday |
| Lingua originale | Deutsch (DE) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Deutsch, Magyar |
| Paesi di produzione | Germany, Hungary |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion, Dom Film |
| Sito ufficiale | viipillars.com |
| Data di uscita | 21 ottobre 1999 |
| Producer | Richard Schöps |
| Writer | Nick Barkow, Rolf Schübel, Ruth Toma |
| Casting | Tina Böckenhauer |
| Editors | Ursula Höf |
| Cinematography | Edward Kłosiński |
| Asst. Directors | Rolf Schübel |
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| Camera Operators | Edward Kłosiński |
| Add. Photography | Edward Kłosiński |
| Production Design | Csaba Stork, Volker Schäfer |
| Art Direction | Csaba Stork, Volker Schäfer |
| Set Decoration | Csaba Stork, Volker Schäfer |
| Special Effects | Péter Szilágyi, István Vanek Béres |
| Composer | Rezsö Seress, Detlef Petersen, Ursula Höf |
| Sound | Rezsö Seress, Detlef Petersen, Ursula Höf |
| Costume Design | Andrea Flesch, Susana Sánchez |
| Makeup | Susana Sánchez, Andrea Flesch |
| Hairstyling | Susana Sánchez, Andrea Flesch |
| Incasso | 585.604 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Oct 21, 1999
Physical media
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Apr 16, 2004
Certification
III
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