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Spider's Web (1989)

Im Netz der Intrigen

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 3H 16M

Director : Bernhard Wicki
Writer : Wolfgang Kirchner, Bernhard Wicki

Synopsis

Ulrich Mühe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. This makes him an eminently suitable candidate for success in the chaotic years after World War I. The shameless man's story is contrasted with that of his polar opposite, a Jewish anarchist.

Actors

Ulrich Mühe
Ulrich Mühe
Theodor Lohse
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Benjamin Lenz
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Baron von Rastchuk
Andrea Jonasson
Andrea Jonasson
Rahel Efrussi
Agnes Fink
Agnes Fink
Mutter Lohse
Hans Korte
Hans Korte
Geheimrat Hugenberg
Hark Bohm
Hark Bohm
Dada-Künstler
Horst Sachtleben
Horst Sachtleben
Kommissar
Joachim Bliese
Joachim Bliese
Staatssekretär Hilper
Elisabeth Endriss
Elisabeth Endriss
Anna
Ullrich Haupt
Ullrich Haupt
Baron von Köckwitz
András Fricsay
András Fricsay
Klitsche
Ernst Stötzner
Ernst Stötzner
Günter
Peter Roggisch
Peter Roggisch
Prinz Heinrich
Rolf Henniger
Rolf Henniger
Aaron Efrussi
Kyra Mladeck
Kyra Mladeck
Frau von Köckwitz
Klaus Abramowsky
Klaus Abramowsky
Literat
Martin Umbach
Martin Umbach
Schlomje
Alfred Hrdlicka
Alfred Hrdlicka
Klaften
Marquard Bohm
Marquard Bohm
Roter
Irm Hermann
Irm Hermann
Gefangene
Herbert Tennigkeit
Herbert Tennigkeit
Oberst Pauli
Norbert Schwientek
Norbert Schwientek
Pisk
Rainer Rudolph
Rainer Rudolph
Otto von Köckwitz
Bernhard Wicki
Bernhard Wicki
Herr Waizenbaum
Rainer Penkert
Rainer Penkert
Herr von Badewitz

Crews

Bernhard Wicki
Bernhard Wicki
Director
Wolfgang Kirchner
Wolfgang Kirchner
Screenplay
Joseph Roth
Joseph Roth
Novel
Günther Fischer
Günther Fischer
Music
Gérard Vandenberg
Gérard Vandenberg
Camera Operator
Bernhard Wicki
Bernhard Wicki
Screenplay

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