Der Zappler
6.4
Stefan is 12 years old, spastically paralyzed and has moved to a new town with his mother. His illness is met with hostility and rejection by the children in the neighborhood. Stefan dreams of an operation to make him well, but when he learns after thorough examinations that the operation is hopeless, he grabs an electric wheelchair to escape from the hospital.
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Cast
23 people
Monica Bleibtreu
Mutter
Known for
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Kurt Raab
Nachbar
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Petra Haffter
Karsten Kunitz
Stefan
Wolfram Deutschmann
Irm Hermann
Nachbarin
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Nicolai Niemann
Micha
Ernst Klee
Bernd Küsters
Klaus Sungen
Andreas Peter
Andi
Reinhild Paul
Wolfram Deutschmann Director
First release January 28, 1983 · Produced in Germany
Production
C&H-Film Berlin
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Germany
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Original language
German
Release dates
Luxembourg · January 28, 1983
Festival des neuen deutschen Films
Germany · March 28, 1983
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No release date listed for United States.
Sweden
November 3, 1984
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