From the Life of the Marionettes
“The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not.”
An account of the events before and after a murder committed by a disturbed businessman in a strained marriage, and what led him to perform such a shocking act.
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Cast
12 people
Robert Atzorn
Peter Egerman
Known for
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Scene of the Crime
Christine Buchegger
Katarina Egerman
Also in
Der Salzbaron
Der rote Vogel
Martin Benrath
Mogensjensen
Known for
Stalingrad
Morituri
Rita Russek
Katharina Krafft
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Lola Müthel
Cordelia Egerman
Also in
Der rote Vogel
The Queen – Marianne Hoppe
Walter Schmidinger
Tim Mandelbaum
Known for
Requiem
Heinz Bennent
Arthur Brenner
Known for
Possession
The Last Metro
Karl Heinz Pelser
Untersuchungsrichter
No other roles listed
Gaby Dohm
Frau Anders
Known for
The Serpent's Egg
Toni Berger
Portier
Known for
The Serpent's Egg
Erwin Faber
Also in
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
At the Edge of the World
Heino Hallhuber
Also in
Sachrang
(A)lter (A)ction
Ingmar Bergman Director · Rolf A. Wilhelm Composer Sven Nykvist Cinematographer
United States release June 30, 1981 · Produced in Germany, Austria, Sweden · Production ZDF, ORF
Production
Personafilm
Production
ZDF
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ORF
Production
Bavaria Film
Production
Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
Production
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Production
Germany · Austria · Sweden
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Original title
Aus dem Leben der Marionetten
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 13, 1980
Premiere · Oxford International Festival of Films
United States · June 30, 1981
Limited theatrical
Finland
March 13, 1981 · Theatrical
France
October 8, 1980 · Theatrical
Germany
November 3, 1980 · TV · ZDF
Sweden
January 24, 1981 · Theatrical
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