

Nonstop Trouble with the Family
1985-02-08 · 88 min · ★ 6.6
A series of murders eliminates the poverty-stricken heirs to a 10 million-dollar fortune while Didi Dodel, the unsuspecting main heir, blithely escapes the attempts on his life. After a wealthy miser dies and leaves his fortune to Didi and five others, the five each hit upon the idea of eliminating Didi from the list (Didi does not know he has been named), but they do not realize how fate can step in and alter the best and worst of intentions.
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- Directors
- Christian Rateuke, Dieter Hallervorden
- Production companies
- UFA Filmproduktion GmbH, ZDF
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Dieter HallervordenDieter Dödel
Wolfgang KielingNotar Prätorius
Gerhard WollnerKommissar Becker
Christoph HofrichterLangenhagen
Gert BurkardRüdiger
Harald EffenbergTheo
Gert HauckeHauswirt
Inge WolffbergKrankenschwester
Margit GeisslerBabsie
Gundula PetrovskaKellnerin
Peter SchiffKoch
Wolfried LierMeister
Lutz RiedelBodoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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