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Day of the Idiots
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Day of the Idiots

1981-10-31 · 110 min · ★ 5.8

Drama

A woman experiences psychic disintegration and ends up in a psychiatric hospital.

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Directors
Werner Schroeter
Production companies
Oko-Film, BR
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Carole BouquetCarole BouquetCarole
Ingrid CavenIngrid CavenDr. Laura
Christine KaufmannChristine KaufmannRuth
Ida Di BenedettoIda Di BenedettoElisabeth
Carola RegnierCarola RegnierNinon
Marie-Luise MarjanMarie-Luise MarjanMarjan
Magdalena MontezumaMagdalena MontezumaZigeunerin
Hermann KillmeyerMarkus
Mostefa DjadjamMostefa DjadjamAlexander
Ellen Umlauf
Dana MedřickáDana Medřická
Tamara Kafka
Fritz SchediwyFritz Schediwy
Jana PlichtováJana Plichtová
George StamkoskiHimself
Ula StöcklUla Stöckl
Ursula Strätz
Anette Tirier
Zoe Zag

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