Outer space in 2034 is run by greedy corporations in a rundown bureaucracy. Two astronauts, who are not very smart, make their way with shady dealings, smuggling and spaceship wrecking.
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Vinzenz Sterr
Accumulator
Known for
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Maria Sterr
Accumulator
Known for
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Hannelore Hoger
Inspector
Known for
Heidi
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Hark Bohm
Von Schaacke
Known for
The Golden Glove
The Third Generation
Silvia Forsthofer
Miss Szeliga
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Henrike Fürst
Owner of Joint Galactic Transports
Sigi Graue
Carl Douglas
Also in
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed
Baal
Horst Sachtleben
Known for
Buddy
Beyond Silence
Bernd Höltz
Prison Officer
Also in
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed
E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher
Alexander Kluge Director · Thomas Mauch Cinematographer Alfred Tichawsky Cinematographer
First release June 29, 1971 · Produced in Germany · Original title Der große Verhau
Production
Kairos-Film
Production
Germany
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Original title
Der große Verhau
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 29, 1971
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No release date listed for United States.
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