

The Dumpling Affair
2017-08-03 · 98 min · ★ 7.1
After a provincial policeman gets falsely accused of a crime that was committed with his pocket knife, he begins a turbulent hunt for the real murderer.
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- Directors
- Ed Herzog
- Production companies
- Constantin Film, BR, ORF, ARD Degeto
- Countries
- Germany, Austria
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 7,017,501
Top Cast
Sebastian BezzelFranz Eberhofer
Simon SchwarzRudi Birkenberger
Francis Fulton-SmithPolizeidirektor Barschl
Lisa Maria PotthoffSusi
Nora WaldstättenElisabeth Mayerhofer
Enzi FuchsOma Eberhofer
Eisi GulpPapa Eberhofer
Gerhard WittmannLeopold Eberhofer
Branko SamarovskiPaul
Franziska SingerAnnemarie Hausladen
Lilith StangenbergIvana Barschl
Sigi ZimmerschiedMoratschek
Daniel ChristensenIgnaz Flötzinger
Stephan ZinnerSimmerl
Max SchmidtWirt Wolfi
Yevgeni SitokhinVictor Grablonski
Margarethe TieselFrau Moratschek
Thomas KügelMayor
Frederic LinkemannKarl Stopfer
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