Day of the Idiots

Day of the Idiots

1981•1h 50m•5.5/10

Drama

Ratings

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5.5/10(12)

A woman experiences psychic disintegration and ends up in a psychiatric hospital.

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Production

Oko-Film, BR

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Carole Bouquet

Carole Bouquet

Carole

Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Dr. Laura

Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Ruth

Ida Di Benedetto

Ida Di Benedetto

Elisabeth

Carola Regnier

Carola Regnier

Ninon

Marie-Luise Marjan

Marie-Luise Marjan

Marjan

Magdalena Montezuma

Magdalena Montezuma

Zigeunerin

Hermann Killmeyer

Markus

Mostefa Djadjam

Mostefa Djadjam

Alexander

Ellen Umlauf

Dana Medřická

Dana Medřická

Tamara Kafka

Fritz Schediwy

Jana Plichtová

Jana Plichtová

George Stamkoski

Himself

Ula Stöckl

Ula Stöckl

Ursula Strätz

Anette Tirier

Zoe Zag

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