Moscow in the 1920s. A film about the pogroms in southern Russia is being made in a studio. The name of the notorious tsarist governor Muratov, also known as "The Beast", symbolizes the crimes of the time. During filming, an old, decrepit man comes forward who wants to be in the movie because of his resemblance to Muratov. Could it be possible that this man is the real Muratov? Everyone is so preoccupied with the realization of the material that this incident remains hidden. As artists, everyone has their own visions - which often bypass reality ...
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Ekkehard Schall
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Jaecki Schwarz
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Martin Seifert
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Herbert Olschok
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Wilfried Pucher
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Peter Hladik
Aufnahmeleiter
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Eckhard Müller
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Manuel Soubeyrand
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Herbert Sievers
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Lothar Förster
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King Thrushbeard
Michael Kind
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Margot Thyret Director · Werner Hecht Writer Bertolt Brecht Story
First release February 10, 1988 · Produced in XG, Germany
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
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XG · Germany
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · February 10, 1988
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