

The Superwife
1996-03-06 · 86 min · ★ 4.5
Franziska is a romantically inclined housewife with two children and a husband who spends most of his time traveling around the world and working as a director. However, he cheats on her with his actresses. Franziska goes to see the lawyer Enno Winkel about buying a house, but he prefers to handle divorces. And without realizing it, she suddenly inadvertently initiates her own divorce...
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- Directors
- Sönke Wortmann
- Production companies
- Constantin Film
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Veronica FerresFranziska Herr-Gross
Til SchweigerHajo Heiermann
Joachim KrólDr. Enno Winkel
Liselotte PulverAlma Winkel
Thomas HeinzeWill Gross
Richy MüllerPapai
Maren KroymannTootsie Schäufele
Esther SchweinsSonja Sonne
Armin RohdePostbote
Heiner LauterbachViktor Lange
Arabella KiesbauerConferenciere
Burghart KlaußnerRudi Fährenberg
Anya HoffmannDorothea
Pierre Sanoussi-BlissLauro
Christiane BlumhoffStrickende Schwäbin
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