Two crooks escape from jail and take refuge in a remote hotel. However, their plans soon start to go wrong, leading them to wonder whether they really are free or whether in fact they are already being roasted alive in the flames of hell.
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Cast
9 people
Giora Seeliger
Ritzo
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Die falschen Fiddler
Georges Kern
Tibor
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The Seventh Continent
Andrea Eckert
Landlady
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Gabriela Škrabáková-Kreutz
Rosa
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Chlapi neplačú
Frogs and other fish
Johannes Silberschneider
Anatol
Known for
Emerald Green
Frantz
Heinrich Herki
Igor
Known for
Paradise: Faith
Kio Qunischio
Kenji
Also in
Spaghetto
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Midori Wada
Yukiko
Also in
The Four Loves
Night of Sorrow
Christoph Künzler
Boss
Known for
Lammbock
David Rühm Director · Michael Riebl Cinematographer Juno Sylva Englander Editor
First release April 9, 1992 · Produced in Austria · Original title Die Flucht
Production
Dor Film
Production
Austria
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Languages
Original title
Die Flucht
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Austria · April 9, 1992
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