A poetic attempt to show the state of mind of people critical of the regime in Prague who vacillate between their love of their homeland and their desire to emigrate, illustrated by the example of a philosophy professor who has to work as a gravedigger and luggage transporter at the airport.
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Pavel Landovský
Professor Pavel Navrátil
Known for
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Empties
Marina Vlady
Ljuba
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Rudolf Wessely
Frisör
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The Harmonists
Ulrich Reinthaller
Milos
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Katharina Thalbach
Judith
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Mark Zak
Soldat
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Whiskey Cavalier
Guido Föhrweißer
Gepäckträger Ost
Known for
Men in the City
Jürgen Heinrich
Emigrant
Known for
Kleo
Wings of Desire
Dominique Horwitz
Gepäckträger West
Known for
Stalingrad
Shooting Dogs
Claus-Dieter Reents
Herr
Also in
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Marienhof
Oana Solomon
Studentin
Also in
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Maria Knilli Director
First release November 2, 1989 · Produced in Germany
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Germany
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German
Release dates
Germany · November 2, 1989
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No release date listed for United States.
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