Two Strange Characters

Two Strange Characters

1989•1h 44m•5.4/10

Comedy

Ratings

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5.4/10(5)

The two computer specialists Frank and Kamminke are not the type of citizens the party likes. Thus they are sent to the landscape where they still find enough stuff to do: They repair the software of a western type factory which is currently not working.

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Production

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Götz Schubert

Götz Schubert

Frank Lettau

Matthias Wien

Peter „Kamminke“ Galetzki

Simone Thomalla

Simone Thomalla

Petra Anschütz

Gerit Kling

Gerit Kling

Gina

Jaecki Schwarz

Jaecki Schwarz

Walter Kremmel

Peter Sodann

Peter Sodann

Werner Heilmann

Dieter Mann

Dieter Mann

Dr. Bauer

Walfriede Schmitt

Walfriede Schmitt

Vogelsang

Fred Delmare

Fred Delmare

Hausmeister

Doris Schmude

Silikon-Wally

Gisbert-Peter Terhorst

Menzel

Harry Merkel

1. Wachmann

Edgar Külow

Edgar Külow

2. Wachmann

Uwe Steimle

Uwe Steimle

verantwortlicher Kulturfunktionär

Peter Bause

Peter Bause

Universitätsangestellter Adam

Manfred Borges

Manfred Borges

Meister

Willi Schwabe

Willi Schwabe

Prorektor

Jürgen Mai

Trockenbrodt

Michael Walke

Fickelscheer

Rolf Mey-Dahl

Rolf Mey-Dahl

Professor

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