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Miss Butterfly(1966)
Status: Released
Date: 1966-02-04
80%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 8m
Overview:
After the death of their father, 18-year-old Helene Raupe (“coccoon”) and her younger sister Asta come under the guardianship of the youth welfare office in East Berlin. Helene fails miserably as a fishmonger, fashion assistant and bus conductor, all jobs ordained for her by the authorities. The young woman really only “emerges” in her fantasies, where she can escape from her dull, normal life.
Languages: German.
Countries:
East Germany,
Germany
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Miss Butterfly
Top 10 Billed Cast
Carola Braunbock
Tante
Herwart Grosse
Kubinke, Busfahrer
Rolf Hoppe
Himmelblau
Lissy Tempelhof
Frau Fertig
Irene Korb
Leiterin des Exquisit
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