Germany / Mar 15, 1984 / 16
Is was, Kanzler? (1984)
Directed by Gerhard Schmidt
1h 33minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
October 1982: The entire German political scene is corrupt, the German government a puppet of the USA. To play it safe, the CIA replaces German politicians with compliant doubles. When the chancellor's doppelganger, of all people, is to be taken out of circulation, the secret service accidentally kills the real chancellor, who is floating dead in the swimming pool. Agent Erwin of the Federal Criminal Police Office is assigned to solve the case...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rainer Basedow | Detective |
| Elisabeth Wiedemann | Mrs. Hillermann |
| Dieter Hallervorden | Cabaret Artist |
| Dieter Hildebrandt | Friedrich Nowottny |
| Lore Lorentz | Singing Politician |
| Wolfgang Neuss | President Annemarie Renger |
| Konstantin Wecker | Street Musician Konstantin Wecker |
| Josef Meinertzhagen | Sex-Shop Costumer |
| Hans-Dietrich Genscher | Self (archive footage) |
| Helmut Kohl | Self (archive footage) |
| Franz Josef Strauß | Self (archive footage) |
| Traugott Buhre | |
| Jochen Kolenda | |
| Peer Augustinski | |
| Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger | |
| Günter Wallraff | |
| Otto Tausig |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Is was, Kanzler? |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Popular Filmproduktion |
| Release date | 15 marzo 1984 |
| Production | Hans Kaden, Gerhard Schmidt, Marius Müller-Westernhagen |
| Writer | Jochen Busse, Gerhard Schmidt, John Speer, Richard Hey, Günter Wallraff, Helmut Ruge |
| Editing | Dagmar Rijnders, Lilli von Otting |
| Cinematography | Mike Bartlett, Wolfgang Dickmann |
| Assistant directors | Gerhard Schmidt |
| Camera operators | Mike Bartlett, Wolfgang Dickmann |
| Additional photography | Mike Bartlett, Wolfgang Dickmann |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Austria / May 01, 1984 / 12
Physical media
Germany / Apr 14, 2008 / 12 / Alpha Medienkontor DVD
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