Movie Description
Is was, Kanzler?
(1984)Overview
October 1982: The entire German political scene is corrupt, the German government a puppet of the USA. To play it safe, the CIA replaces German politicians with compliant doubles. When the chancellor's doppelganger, of all people, is to be taken out of circulation, the secret service accidentally kills the real chancellor, who is floating dead in the swimming pool. Agent Erwin of the Federal Criminal Police Office is assigned to solve the case...
Featured Crew
- Director : Gerhard Schmidt
- Producer : Hans Kaden,Gerhard Schmidt,Marius Müller-Westernhagen
- Writer : Jochen Busse,Gerhard Schmidt
- Editor : Lilli von Otting,Dagmar Rijnders
- Cast : Constanze Engelbrecht,Tommi Piper,Günter Lamprecht,Klaus Höhne,Karl-Heinz Vosgerau,Gert Haucke,Günther Ungeheuer,Rainer Basedow,Elisabeth Wiedemann,Dieter Hallervorden,Dieter Hildebrandt,Lore Lorentz,Wolfgang Neuss,Konstantin Wecker,Josef Meinertzhagen,Hans-Dietrich Genscher,Helmut Kohl,Franz Josef Strauß,Traugott Buhre,Jochen Kolenda,Peer Augustinski,Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger,Günter Wallraff,Otto Tausig,Helmut Everke,Hilde Brüninghaus,Brigitte Drummer,Jürgen Hilken,Ludwig Hansmann,Wolfgang Haubner,Peter Siegenthaler,Malwine Möller,Heinz Ufer,Karyn von Ostholt
Cast
Erwin
Boss
Ehrlichmann
Igelburger
Mr. Hillermann
American General
Detective
Mrs. Hillermann
Cabaret Artist
Friedrich Nowottny
Singing Politician
President Annemarie Renger
Street Musician Konstantin Wecker
Sex-Shop Costumer
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Facts
Original TitleIs was, Kanzler?
Status Released
Release Information
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1984-03-15
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 33m
Production CompaniesPopular Filmproduktion
Genres
- Comedy