Germany / Feb 18, 1991 / 12
A bitter East German odyssey during the '68 Prague Spring
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Winter 1968. Historian Dr. Dallow is released from prison. He is still trying to cope with and understand why he was put behind bars for 21 months for defamation of the state. His supposed "crime:" for five minutes he accompanied a cabaret chanson on the piano. The film shows what "ordinary socialism" was like, letting the audience feel the threat under which the people in the GDR had to live over many years.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jeannine Burch | Therese |
| Michael Kind | |
| Reiner Heise | Müller |
| Anne Kasprik | Sylvia |
| Harry Merkel | |
| Gunter Schoß | Kiewer |
| Christine Harbort | Barbara |
| Ruth Glöss | |
| Jürgen Zartmann | |
| Marylu Poolman | |
| Katrin Klein | |
| Jörg Simonides | Klufmann |
| Ilona Schulz | Barfrau |
| Katka Kurze | Margarete |
| Wilfried Loll |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der Tangospieler |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | East Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme |
| Release date | 18 febbraio 1991 |
| Writer | Roland Gräf, Christoph Hein |
| Editing | Monika Schindler |
| Cinematography | Peter Ziesche |
| Assistant directors | Roland Gräf |
| Camera operators | Peter Ziesche |
| Additional photography | Peter Ziesche |
| Production design | Alfred Hirschmeier |
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| Art direction | Alfred Hirschmeier |
| Set decoration | Alfred Hirschmeier |
| Costume design | Christiane Dorst |
| Makeup | Christiane Dorst |
| Hairstyling | Christiane Dorst |
Release dates
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