In this suspense story, the main character, Johann Neudorff, immigrated to Argentina from Germany after World War Two, and has become a successful businessman there. He is unconcerned with the nature of the government there, which at the time of this film (1978) is a military dictatorship. His comfortable existence is disrupted when he discovers that his beloved daughter Laura has become the lover of a political activist who is on the military's hit list. When his daughter is kidnapped, Johann attempts to use his government connections to free both her and her lover. However, his son Alfredo undermines his efforts, and Johann himself is incarcerated in a military prison, but not before he discovers that his daughter and her lover are both dead, killed by the regime.
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28 people
Götz George
Johann Neudorf
Known for
Schtonk!
Treasure of Silver Lake
Miguel Ángel Solá
Daniel
Known for
The Crimes That Bind
Sunday's Illness
Dorothee Schön
Christoph Holch
Heidi Handorf
Reinhard Hauff
Also in
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
Julio De Grazia
Von Elz
Known for
Waiting for the Hearse
Jaroslav Kučera
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Haydée Padilla
Mrs. Garaguso
Also in
The Arrangement
The Knights of the Round Bed
Alejandro Sessa
Marcel Wengler
Reinhard Hauff Director · Dorothee Schön Writer Jaroslav Kučera Cinematographer
First release October 5, 1989 · Produced in Argentina, Germany · Languages German, Spanish
Production
ZDF
Production
Neue Bioskop Film
Production
Bioskop Film
Production
Argentina · Germany
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Original title
Blauäugig
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · October 5, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 21, 1991 · TV
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