The Tango Player
Der Tangospieler1991
A bitter East German odyssey during the '68 Prague Spring
- Roland Gräf
- 1h 36m
- February 18, 1991 · Germany
Overview
Winter 1968. Historian Dr. Dallow is released from prison. He is still trying to cope with and understand why he was put behind bars for 21 months for defamation of the state. His supposed "crime:" for five minutes he accompanied a cabaret chanson on the piano. The film shows what "ordinary socialism" was like, letting the audience feel the threat under which the people in the GDR had to live over many years.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 18, 1991
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- DEFA,DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
- Cast
- Michael Gwisdek,Ruth Glöss,Jürgen Zartmann,Harry Merkel,Anne Kasprik,Katrin Klein,Peter Prager,Ilona Schulz,Hermann Beyer,Jaecki Schwarzand 12 more
- Director
- Roland Gräf
- Writer
- Roland Gräf,Christoph Hein
- Cinematography
- Peter Ziesche
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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