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The Superwife
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The Superwife

1996-03-06 · 86 min · ★ 4.5

Comedy

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 FerresVeronica FerresFranziska Herr-Gross
Til SchweigerTil SchweigerHajo Heiermann
Joachim KrólJoachim KrólDr. Enno Winkel
Liselotte PulverLiselotte PulverAlma Winkel
Thomas HeinzeThomas HeinzeWill Gross
Richy MüllerRichy MüllerPapai
Maren KroymannMaren KroymannTootsie Schäufele
Esther SchweinsEsther SchweinsSonja Sonne
Armin RohdeArmin RohdePostbote
Heiner LauterbachHeiner LauterbachViktor Lange
Jonathan BeckWilli
Marco Bretscher-CoschignanoFranz
Arabella KiesbauerArabella KiesbauerConferenciere
Burghart KlaußnerBurghart KlaußnerRudi Fährenberg
Anya HoffmannAnya HoffmannDorothea
Pierre Sanoussi-BlissPierre Sanoussi-BlissLauro
Christiane BlumhoffChristiane BlumhoffStrickende Schwäbin
Johann von BülowJohann von Bülow
Hera LindMutter

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