Malambo (1985)
Chris, a young man from the country, dreams of a big career as an escape-artist. He wants to become famous like his idol, Harry Houdini. He meets Mischa, an expert in the art of living, who feels himself called upon to support Chris in attaining fame and an international career. Chris is very much attracted to Nada. Mischa's sister wants to break away from the Yugoslav workers' milieu. A spectacular performance is planned by Mischa and his friends to draw the medias' attention to Chris. Tied up in his strait-jacket, Chris wants to jump into the Danube and free himself under water. But neither newspaper journalists nor the TV turn up. Nevertheless Chris jumps into the water and frees himself. He wins Nada's love and restores his self-confidence. Malambo is a comedy, which portrays the dream world of an endearing community of friends, who are building 'castles of air' for themselves, in search for a better life.
Director: Milan Dor
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Klaus Rohrmoser as Chris |
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Miodrag Andrić as Mischa |
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Nirit Sommerfeld as Nada |
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Dietrich Siegl as Hans |
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Oliver Stern as Anatol |
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Dagmar Schwarz as Rita |
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Georg Trenkwitz as Martin |
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Gerhard Swoboda as Peter |
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Predrag 'Preža' Milinković as Pero |
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Renée Felden as |
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Heinrich Strobele as |
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Willi Resetarits as Stenkerer an der Würstelbude |
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Fritz Schindlecker as |
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Helmut Grössing as |
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Julia Gschnitzer as Hans' Mutter |
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Rudi Schippel as Hans' Vater |
| Directing | Milan Dor | Director |
| Writing | Milan Dor | Writer |
| Camera | Anton Peschke | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eliška Štíbrová | Editor |
| Art | Christoph Kanter | Art Direction |
| Sound | Flora St. Loup | Music |