The Uppercrust
6.9
This film combines two very different styles: an atmospheric psycho thriller about the ice-cold hired gun (masterfully played by Frank Gorschin), and the bizarre satire of the Austrian TV serial "Kottan ermittelt".
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Cast
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Franz Buchrieser
Adolf Kottan
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Berlin Alexanderplatz
Zwei Weihnachtsmänner
Walter Davy
Paul Schremser
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Trautmann
Peter Patzak
Johannes Brahms
Richard Chase
Lukas Resetarits
Ludwig Haumer
Also in
Kottan ermittelt
Kottan ermittelt: Rien ne va plus
Ernst Konarek
Dipl. Ing. Wolfgang Bleiner
Helmut Zenker
Walter Kindler
Frank Gorshin
Harry Werner, alias Nash
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Batman
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Heidi Melinc
Fred Schaffer
Bezirksvorsteher Erwin Sommer
Peter Patzak Director · Helmut Zenker Writer Walter Kindler Cinematographer
United States release May 2, 1982 · Produced in United States, Austria · Languages English, German
Production
Baytide Films
Production
Satel Film
Production
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Production
United States · Austria
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Languages
Original title
Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Spain · September 17, 1981
Limited theatrical · 29. Internationale Filmfestival von San Sebastián, 1981 (17.–28. Sept.)
Austria · May 1, 1982
Theatrical
United States · May 2, 1982
New York City, New York
Germany
January 1, 1982 · video premiere
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