Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund
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Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the paths of three people on the run cross by chance in the small Baltic Sea port of Rerig: Gregor, a member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD); Judith, a Jewish woman; and a pastor who wants to save an Ernst Barlach sculpture classified as degenerate art. All those involved share a common fate and the dream of a fisherman's boy from Zanzibar, which is less a real goal than a utopia of a better future. Adaptation of Alfred Andersch's novel.
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Cast
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Peter Kremer
Gregor
Known for
Generation War
Charité
Cornelia Schmaus
Judith
Also in
Paths in the Night
Farewell, Joseph
Gisela Stein
Judiths Mutter
Also in
I promessi sposi
Chopin-Express
Michael Gwisdek
Heinrich Knudsen
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
Old Agent Men
Elisabeth Endriss
Bertha Knudsen
Also in
Giacomo Casanova
Spider's Web
Peter Sodann
Pastor Helander
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Gundermann
Frank Hessenland
Schiffsjunge bei Knudsen
Also in
Derrick
Karin Gregorek
Mutter des Schiffsjungen
Also in
For Heaven's Sake
23
Rolf Ludwig
Gastwirt Paul
Also in
The Tinder Box
Stein
Siegfried Voß
Dr. Frerking
Also in
Albert Einstein
Jan on the Barge
Frieder Venus
Sven
Also in
The Tower
Rosamunde Pilcher: Morgens stürmisch, abends Liebe
Ulrich Mühe
Dr. Grote
Known for
The Lives of Others
Funny Games
Bernhard Wicki Director · Wolfgang Kirchner Screenplay Karin Hagen Writer
First release December 13, 1987 · Produced in Germany, Switzerland, XG · Production CSM Productions, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Allianz Filmproduktion
Production
CSM Productions
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
WDR
Production
Germany · Switzerland · XG
Produced in
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 13, 1987
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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