Polt muss weinen
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Real estate speculator Albert Hahn is found dead in his cellar. He died of fermentation gas poisoning. The doctor in charge assumes it was an accident. But Polt knows that the dead man was hated in the community. He suspects that the murderer wanted to make the death look like an accident. Many of the winegrowers had a motive. After a long investigation in the wine cellars, he discovers that all the cellars are connected by holes. Polt doesn't want to leave the feeling that it was a murder. As he drinks some wine with his friends, they all confess to the crime. They had all poisoned Albert Hahn with the fermentation gas together, but only one of them wants to take all the blame, as the rest have children and wives. He commits suicide and leaves a confession behind.
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Part of Polt-Filmreihe
6 films
Cast
18 people
Erwin Steinhauer
Simon Polt
Known for
North Face
Holocaust
Hans-Michael Rehberg
Friedrich Kurzbacher
Known for
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
Rimini
Hans Clarin
Karl Brunner
Known for
Pippi Longstocking
Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
Peter Faerber
Josef Schachinger
Known for
North Face
Wolfram Berger
Christian Wolfinger
Known for
Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden
The Castle
Otto Anton Eder
Bruno Bartl
Monica Bleibtreu
Aloisia Habesam
Known for
Four Minutes
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Karin Kienzer
Karin Walter
Also in
Heimat
Regina auf den Stufen
Michou Friesz
Grete Hahn
Known for
Woman of the Dead
Dead in 3 Days
Heinz Trixner
Dipl. Ing. Pahlen
Also in
Schlosshotel Orth
'38 - Vienna Before the Fall
Dietrich Siegl
Florian Swoboda
Also in
Vienna Crime Squad
Lindenstraße
Fritz Egger
Ernst Höllenbauer
Known for
Without a trace
Julian Pölsler Director · Alfred Komarek Author Fabian Eder Cinematographer
First release April 2, 2001 · Produced in Austria · Production ORF, ARTE
Production
Teamfilm Wien
Production
ORF
Production
ARTE
Production
Austria
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Austria · April 2, 2001
Premiere · ORF-Galapremiere, Künstlerhauskino, Wiener
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
April 11, 2001 · TV · ORF 2
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