Movie: From the Life of the Marionettes

Top 10 Billed Cast

Robert Atzorn
Robert Atzorn

Peter Egerman

Christine Buchegger
Christine Buchegger

Katarina Egerman

Martin Benrath
Martin Benrath

Mogensjensen

Rita Russek
Rita Russek

Katharina Krafft

Lola Müthel
Lola Müthel

Cordelia Egerman

Walter Schmidinger
Walter Schmidinger

Tim Mandelbaum

Heinz Bennent
Heinz Bennent

Arthur Brenner

Karl Heinz Pelser
Karl Heinz Pelser

Untersuchungsrichter

Gaby Dohm
Gaby Dohm

Frau Anders

Toni Berger
Toni Berger

Portier

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  • Overview

    An account of the events before and after a murder committed by a disturbed businessman in a strained marriage, and what led him to perform such a shocking act.

  • Release Date

    1980-10-08

  • Average

    7.239

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
  • Tagline

    The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Deutsch
  • Keywords

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