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Punch Drunk

Punch Drunk

1987•1h 31m
Comedy

Dr. Riesenhuber, the State Secretary of the Bavarian Ministry of Culture, can think of nothing else but advancing his career and becoming a minister, despite the world being contaminated by nuclear radiation.

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Production

Herbert Achternbusch Filmproduktion

Language

DE

Status

Released

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Cast

Herbert Achternbusch

Herbert Achternbusch

Annamirl Bierbichler

Gabi Geist

Esther Donatz

Petar Lupa

Petar Lupa

Franz Baumgartner

Gunter Freyse

Judit Achternbusch

Hartmut Geerken

Anita Geerken

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