Former revolutionary Pat and sex worker Meg run a brothel in 1950s Dublin. In addition to five girls and two gay men, the old IRA general Musjö and Mr. Muleady also live in their establishment. One evening, two IRA fighters drag in a prisoner. The hostage is Leslie Williams, a young British soldier who was captured in Northern Ireland and is now to be exchanged for an IRA member...
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Cast
19 people
Heinrich Giskes
Soldat
Known for
Bang, Boom, Bang
As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me
Herbert Grönemeyer
Freiwilliger
Known for
Das Boot
Das Boot
Helmut Erfurth
Pat
Also in
Der Spaßvogel
Peter Zadek
Brendan Behan
O.E. Hasse
Musjö
Known for
I Confess
State of Siege
Annemarie Böll
Hannelore Hoger
Meg
Known for
Heidi
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Heinrich Böll
Peter Kern
Rio Rita
Known for
World on a Wire
Wrong Move
OE Hasse
Musjö
Günter Lamprecht
Known for
Das Boot
World on a Wire
Peter Zadek Director · Brendan Behan Author
First release February 20, 1977 · Produced in Germany
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Germany
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German
Release dates
Germany · February 20, 1977
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No release date listed for United States.
Austria
September 3, 1977
Germany
May 7, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Filmkollektiv Frankfurt
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