When, before the revolution, accidentally arrested, the philistine - a tsarist civil servant of high status - falls in deep, lethargic sleep. 20 years later he wakes up and finds himself in a post-revolutionary, still young Soviet Union. He is stunned. He is shocked. But a philistine always finds his way.
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Cast
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Hanns Zischler
Known for
Munich
Black Island
Raymond Wolff
Museumsdirektor
No other roles listed
Thorsten Heidel
Spießer
Also in
Top Girl or la déformation professionnelle
The Drifter
Heidi Maria von Plato
Museumsbesucherin / Zeitungsjunge
No other roles listed
Eva Ebner
Museumsbesucherin / Dame
Known for
The Trixxer
Boris Raev
Museumsbesucher / Kutscher / Bürger
Also in
Twelve Chairs
Ester
Sissi Tax
Museumsbesucherin / Arbeiterin mit Transparent
Also in
Southeast Passage
Ulrike Ottinger Director
First release January 1, 2002 · Produced in Germany · Original title Das Exemplar
Production
Germany
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Original title
Das Exemplar
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 2002
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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