A misunderstood youth is incorrectly placed in a mental hospital.
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Cast
9 people
Christoph Waltz
Markus Dorn
Known for
Django Unchained
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Ingrid Burkhard
Hilde Dorn
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Toni Erdmann
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Elisabeth Epp
Lydia Mohn
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The Story of Vickie
Pavel Landovský
Stunk
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Kurt Jaggberg
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The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk
Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus
Krista Posch
Barbara
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Zugriff
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Hermann Schmid
Bremer
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Weininger's Last Night
Tempo
Heinz Petters
Hubert Kohlmann
Also in
The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk
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Erwin Steinhauer
Arbeitskollege von Markus
Known for
North Face
Holocaust
Ernst Josef Lauscher Director · Götz Hagmüller Story Anton Peschke Cinematographer
First release November 10, 1981 · Produced in Austria · Original title Kopfstand
Production
Herbert Koller
Production
Austria
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Languages
Original title
Kopfstand
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Austria · November 10, 1981
Premiere · Viennale
Austria · February 5, 1982
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 1, 1982 · Limited theatrical · Hyères (Festival International du Jeune Cinéma, awarded with "Grand Prix du Jury")
Italy
January 1, 1982 · Limited theatrical · Taormina (International Film Festival)
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