Movie: Anton the Magician

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ulrich Thein
Ulrich Thein

Anton Grubske

Anna Dymna
Anna Dymna

Liesel

Erwin Geschonneck
Erwin Geschonneck

Vater Grubske

Barbara Dittus
Barbara Dittus

Sabine

Marina Krogull
Marina Krogull

Ilie

Erik S. Klein
Erik S. Klein

Marianne Wünscher
Marianne Wünscher

Jessy Rameik
Jessy Rameik

Ralph Borgwardt
Ralph Borgwardt

Gerry Wolff
Gerry Wolff

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    A flamboyant comedy about love, work and money—revealing that the "planned" economy produced some unconventional entrepreneurial methods.

  • Release Date

    1978-09-19

  • Average

    3.714

  • Rating:

    1.9 starts
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  • Languages:

    Deutsch
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