Der Besuch der alten Dame
7.2
An enormously wealthy woman returns to her hometown with a dreadful bargain: She wants the townspeople to kill the man who jilted her in exchange for enough money to revitalize the town.
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Cast
18 people
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Claire Zachanassian
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The Inn on the River
The Terrible People
Rolf Wanka
Claires Gatten VII-IX
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The Shadow Battalion
Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau
Ludwig Cremer
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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End of the Game
Hans Mahnke
Alfred Ill
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The Fair
Der doppelte Nikolaus
Bum Krüger
Bürgermeister
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Robert Taube
Butler
Also in
Don Carlos und Elisabeth
Das leichte Mädchen
Al Hoosmann
Toby
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Beyond the Law
The Avenger
Paul Dättel
Roby
Also in
10 Percent
Gerhard Ritter
Koby
Also in
King in Shadow
Menschen in Gottes Hand
Richard Bohne
Loby
Also in
The Serpent's Egg
Skin to Skin
Katharina Kuiper von Bülow
Tochter
Also in
Benny Lévy, la révolution impossible
Ludwig Cremer Director · Friedrich Dürrenmatt Writer
First release February 19, 1959 · Produced in Germany
Production
Südwestfunk
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Austria · February 19, 1959
Germany · February 19, 1959
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No release date listed for United States.
Switzerland
February 19, 1959 · German speaking region
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