Movie: Macumba

Top 7 Billed Cast

Magdalena Montezuma
Magdalena Montezuma

Magda/Isabelle

Bernd Broaderup
Bernd Broaderup

Max Taurus

Heinz Emigholz
Heinz Emigholz

Vinzenz Nola

Carola Regnier
Carola Regnier

Franziska

Fritz Mikesch
Fritz Mikesch

Sandro Deadalos

Frank Ripploh
Frank Ripploh

Tannenzauber

Edith Lechtape
Edith Lechtape

Ariadne

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    Macumba

  • Overview

    Max Taurus, a sort of amateur detective, pursues the traces of general omni-present crime back to a partially demolished house. There, the remaining tenants try to gain pleasure and power from progressive abandonment in order to tear down their own conventionalities.

  • Release Date

    1982-02-14

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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  • Languages:

    Deutsch
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