For fans of history, this glimpse of Munich society in the 1920s will be a much-treasured event. The story revolves around an art-gallery manager who puts on a show featuring the scandalous works of a woman artist who committed suicide. He is unjustly accused of having committed adultery with her, and for some reason the authorities decide to make an example of him. He is imprisoned at about the same time that Hitler and the nascent Nazi party attempt the infamous Beer Hall Putsch, and the gallery manager's girlfriend and a Swiss writer valiantly (and unsuccessfully) attempt to get better justice for him. Nobody in authority, it seems, has the courage to take up the challenge of righting this particular injustice.
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Cast
24 people
Bruno Ganz
Jacques Tüverlin
Known for
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Franziska Walser
Johanna Krain
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Peter Simonischek
Dr. Martin Krüger
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Toni Erdmann
Emerald Green
Mathieu Carrière
Erich Bornhaak
Known for
The Tunnel
Young Törless
Manfred Zapatka
Kaspar Pröckl
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The Collini Case
Erkan and Stefan
Thomas Holtzmann
Dr. Franz Flaucher
Known for
Funeral in Berlin
Schtonk!
Jutta Speidel
Katharina von Radolny
Also in
Spare Parts
Forsthaus Falkenau
Gerd Anthoff
Paul Hessreither
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Der Bulle von Tölz
Under Suspicion
Günter Mack
Förtsch
Also in
Yesterday Girl
Alle meine Töchter
Dietrich Mattausch
Dr. Hartl - Amtsgerichtspräsident
Also in
The Wannsee Conference
Die Piefke-Saga
Toni Berger
Baron Reindl
Known for
The Serpent's Egg
From the Life of the Marionettes
Gustl Bayrhammer
Vorsitzender Disziplinarausschuß
Known for
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Franz Seitz Junior Director · Lion Feuchtwanger Author
First release February 28, 1991 · Produced in Germany · Original title Erfolg
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ARD
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Germany
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Original title
Erfolg
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 28, 1991
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No release date listed for United States.
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