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Alles nur Tarnung
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Alles nur Tarnung

1996-11-14 · 91 min · ★ 4.0

Comedy

After trying to smuggle a package into prison for his father Willi, Harry and his girlfriend Marlies also end up in jail. While Harry is billeted with Daddy, Marlies is housed just one floor up in the cell of the ageing prostitute Jutta. With Christmas just around the corner, the four of them join forces and plan to break through to their cells to celebrate a lavish party with a can of homemade schnapps.

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Directors
Peter Zingler
Production companies
Living Camera, ZZ-Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mario AdorfMario AdorfWilli Butzbach
Ben BeckerBen BeckerHarry Butzbach
Elke SommerElke SommerJutta
Muriel BaumeisterMuriel BaumeisterMarlies
Heinz HoenigHeinz HoenigProttengeier
Claude-Oliver RudolphClaude-Oliver RudolphSchleimer
Martin SemmelroggeMartin SemmelroggeHeinzi
Brigitte JannerBrigitte JannerLisbeth
Gino LapisardaFreier
Vittorio AlfieriCarlo
Margot HammerschmidtStrassendirne
Adolf LaimböckWachtmeister Horn
Bernd E. Jäger von BoxenWachtmeister Meier
Dieter MannDieter MannRegierungsdirektor Funkel
Volker PrechtelVolker PrechtelPfarrer
Wilfried ElsteMedizinalrat Blum
Peter ZinglerKammerwachtmeister
Edgar CoxAufsicht
Uwe FellensiekUwe FellensiekFreddie
Thierry van WervekeThierry van WervekePfeife

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