Movie: The Piano Teacher

Top 10 Billed Cast

Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert

Erika Kohut

Annie Girardot
Annie Girardot

The Mother

Benoît Magimel
Benoît Magimel

Walter Klemmer

Susanne Lothar
Susanne Lothar

Mrs. Schober

Udo Samel
Udo Samel

Dr. George Blonskij

Anna Sigalevitch
Anna Sigalevitch

Anna Schober

Cornelia Köndgen
Cornelia Köndgen

Mme Gerda Blonskij

Thomas Weinhappel
Thomas Weinhappel

Baritone

Georg Friedrich
Georg Friedrich

Man in drive-in

Philipp Heiss
Philipp Heiss

Naprawnik

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