“Doctors are at a loss!”
When a plague breaks out in Hamburg, several people break out of quarantine and make their way out of the city... only to find that the plague is more widespread.
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Cast
30 people
Helmut Griem
Sebastian
Known for
Cabaret
The Damned
Tilo Prückner
Fritz
Known for
The NeverEnding Story
Iron Sky
Ulrich Wildgruber
Heribert
Known for
Felidae
Evelyn Künneke
Wirtin
Known for
Killer Condom
Fox and His Friends
Rosel Zech
Dr. Hamm
Known for
Veronika Voss
Lola
Fernando Arrabal
Ottakar
Also in
Avida
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Carline Seiser
Ulrike
Also in
Scene of the Crime
Rainer Langhans
Alexander
Known for
World on a Wire
Leopold Hainisch
Professor Placek
Also in
The Last Act
Viennese Girls
Romy Haag
Carola
Also in
My Wonderful West Berlin
Babystrich im Sperrbezirk
Peter von Zahn
Senator
Also in
Bilder, die die Welt bewegten
Werner Cartano
Also in
Die Vergnügungsspalte
Inseraten-Report
Peter Fleischmann Director · Roland Topor Writer Otto Jägersberg Writer
First release November 22, 1979 · Produced in Germany, France · Production Hallelujah-Film GmbH, Coleidon-Film
Production
ZDF
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Hallelujah-Film GmbH
Production
Coleidon-Film
Production
SND
Production
Terra-Filmkunst
Production
Neue Bioskop Film
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Bioskop Film
Production
Germany · France
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Original title
Die Hamburger Krankheit
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · November 22, 1979
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No release date listed for United States.
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