The Tailor from Ulm
6.5
The true story of the Bavarian Tailor Albrecht Berblinger who, after a strange encounter with a balloon starts building a flying machine. Although not an engineer by profession, he never gives up. No matter how many obstacles are put in his way nor how many failures he endures, his ardour is never dampened. He continues with his dream to fly like a bird.
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Cast
19 people
Tilo Prückner
Albrecht Ludwig Berblinger
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Hannelore Elsner
Anna Berblinger
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Dieter Schidor
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Marie Colbin
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Ivan Vyskočil
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Edgar Reitz Director · Petra Kiener Writer Dietrich Lohmann Cinematographer
First release December 19, 1978 · Produced in Germany · Production Edgar Reitz Film (ERF)
Production
ERF / Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion
Production
Edgar Reitz Film (ERF)
Production
Germany
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Original title
Der Schneider von Ulm
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 19, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
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