

Rossini
1997-01-23 · 118 min · ★ 6.1
Zigeuner is on the hunt for the woman of his dreams, a woman who should also play the main role in the film. Meanwhile, ruthless producer Oskar Reiter wants to buy the film rights at all costs - and he is struggling for the love of the beautiful Valerie.
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- Directors
- Helmut Dietl
- Production companies
- Bavaria Film, Fanes Film, ARD, Diana Film
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Götz GeorgeUhu Zigeuner
Mario AdorfPaolo Rossini
Heiner LauterbachOskar Reiter
Veronica FerresSchneewittchen
Joachim KrólJakob Windisch
Armin RohdeDr. Sigi Gelber
Meret BeckerZillie Watussnik
Gudrun LandgrebeValerie
Hannelore HogerCharlotte Sanders
Jan Josef LiefersBodo Kriegnitz
Martina GedeckSerafina
Edgar SelgeMeik
Christian BerkelWeich
Erich HallhuberHopf
Burghart KlaußnerTabatier
Axel MilbergMr. Ledersteger
Hilde Van MieghemFanny Zigeuner
Marc RothemundJean-Luc
Markus MajowskiFreddy
Peter FrickeSchwarzenbergTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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