The Fan
6.6
“An obsession gone mad.”
The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.
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Cast
20 people
Désirée Nosbusch
Simone
Known for
Sisi
Capitani
Bodo Staiger
R
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Simone Brahmann
Secretary
Also in
Zwei Nasen tanken Super
Divine Emanuelle
Jonas Vischer
Father
Also in
Martin Luther
Helga Tölle
Mother
Also in
Run, Virgin, Run
Hangin' Out
Klaus Münster
Postman
Known for
Pappa ante Portas
Chain Reaction
Ian Moorse
Boy
Also in
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
Wilfried Blasberg
Man with Dog
Also in
Lutz & Hardy
Scene of the Crime
Sabine Kückelmann
B
Also in
The Venus Trap
Models
Claudia Schumann
Girl
Nikolai Hoffmann
Manager
Also in
Persil ist auch kein Schnittlauch
Michael Fluehme
Promotion Man
Also in
Hangin' Out
Neon City
Eckhart Schmidt Director · Rheingold Composer Bernd Heinl Cinematographer
United States release June 6, 1982 · Produced in Germany · Working title Trance
Production
Barbara Moorse Workshop
Production
Germany
Produced in
Trance
Working title
Languages
Original title
Der Fan
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 4, 1982
Theatrical
United States · June 6, 1982
Theatrical
France
March 27, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
November 3, 1984 · Theatrical
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