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Falco: Damn It, We're Still Alive!
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Falco: Damn It, We're Still Alive!

2008-02-07 · 114 min · ★ 6.0

Drama · Music

Deals with the life, work, and tragic death of Johann "Falco" Hölzel. The biopic portrays his work through his early days, as member of the Viennese band "Drahdiwaberl", and later with his own hits as solo artist, like "Der Kommissar", "Wiener Blut", and his worldwide smash-hit "Rock Me Amadeus".

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Directors
Thomas Roth
Production companies
EOS Entertainment, MR Filmproduktion, ORF, Cine Styria, Land Niederösterreich
Countries
Austria
Status
Released

Top Cast

Manuel RubeyManuel RubeyFalco alias Johann 'Hans' Hölzel
Patricia AulitzkyPatricia AulitzkyJacqueline A.
Christian TramitzChristian TramitzHorst Bork
Martin LoosMartin LoosBilly Filanowski
Nicholas OfczarekNicholas OfczarekMarkus Spiegel
Susi StachSusi StachMaria Hölzel
Markus MössmerHansi Lang
Doris GolpashinDoris GolpashinChouchou
David HadererHansi Hölzel als Junge
Sebastian GerlichBilly Filanowski als Junge
Sunnyi MellesSunnyi MellesProstituierte Bar Bijou
Alexander JagschAlexander JagschÖ3 Redakteur
Stefanie DvorakStefanie DvorakÖ3 Redakteurin
Grace JonesGrace JonesKellnerin
Magdalena AchleitnerCarolina Tanja
Stefan BernhardWickerl Adam
Karl KünstlerStefan Weber
Katja GerstlConny
Arno FrischArno FrischAlois Hölzel
Stuart FreemanSolid Gold Moderator

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