Komödianten-Emil
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The early 1930s in Berlin. Cabaret artist Emil Damaschke wants to entertain people with his program - together with Ida, the attraction from Hungary. But because he risks a lip that is too big, he is thrown out of the "Rosenthaler" cabaret, ends up on the criminal circuit and briefly in prison. Back out again, he and his colleagues leased the "Rosenthaler", whose Jewish owners had fled abroad to escape the Nazis. They set up a cooperative. However, a gang of criminals who professed allegiance to the Nazis wanted a share of the profits and believed they had a free ride. Emil rejects Ida's intention to win over the workers as a new audience, he makes money with advertising and refuses to join the criminals. They kidnap Ida, murder her in the forest and make sure that Emil is framed for the murder. Emil ends up in prison and the criminals take over the cabaret - in Nazi uniform.
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Cast
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Gunter Sonneson
Emil Damaschke
Also in
Das Mädchen Krümel
Die Lange Strasse
Zsuzsa Pálos
Known for
Cat City
Joachim Hasler
Gerd Natschinski
Rolf Hoppe
Kommissar
Known for
Three Wishes for Cinderella
Mephisto
Anneliese Hinze-Sokolowa
Claus Küchenmeister
Also in
The Russians Are Coming
Wolfgang Greese
Also in
Ghosts under the Ferris Wheel
Fridolin
Peter Krause
Known for
9-1-1
Six Feet Under
Wera Küchenmeister
Dietmar Richter-Reinick
Also in
Rottenknechte
The Legend of Paul and Paula
Clement De Wrobelewsky
Clown
Joachim Hasler Director · Claus Küchenmeister Writer Wera Küchenmeister Writer
First release April 3, 1980 · Produced in Germany, XG · Production Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Berlin'', DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Berlin''
Production
DEFA
Production
Germany · XG
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · April 3, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
October 29, 1981
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