Is was, Kanzler? (1984)
October 1982: The entire German political scene is corrupt, the German government a puppet of the USA. To play it safe, the CIA replaces German politicians with compliant doubles. When the chancellor's doppelganger, of all people, is to be taken out of circulation, the secret service accidentally kills the real chancellor, who is floating dead in the swimming pool. Agent Erwin of the Federal Criminal Police Office is assigned to solve the case...
Director: Gerhard Schmidt
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Constanze Engelbrecht as Rosi |
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Tommi Piper as Erwin |
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Günter Lamprecht as Boss |
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Klaus Höhne as Ehrlichmann |
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Karl-Heinz Vosgerau as Igelburger |
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Gert Haucke as Mr. Hillermann |
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Günther Ungeheuer as American General |
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Rainer Basedow as Detective |
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Elisabeth Wiedemann as Mrs. Hillermann |
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Dieter Hallervorden as Cabaret Artist |
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Dieter Hildebrandt as Friedrich Nowottny |
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Lore Lorentz as Singing Politician |
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Wolfgang Neuss as President Annemarie Renger |
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Konstantin Wecker as Street Musician Konstantin Wecker |
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Josef Meinertzhagen as Sex-Shop Costumer |
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Hans-Dietrich Genscher as Self (archive footage) |
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Helmut Kohl as Self (archive footage) |
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Franz Josef Strauß as Self (archive footage) |
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Traugott Buhre as |
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Jochen Kolenda as |
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Peer Augustinski as |
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Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger as |
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Günter Wallraff as |
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Otto Tausig as |
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Helmut Everke as |
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Hilde Brüninghaus as |
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Brigitte Drummer as |
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Jürgen Hilken as |
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Ludwig Hansmann as |
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Wolfgang Haubner as |
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Peter Siegenthaler as |
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Malwine Möller as |
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Heinz Ufer as |
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Karyn von Ostholt as |
| Directing | Gerhard Schmidt | Director |
| Writing | Jochen Busse | Writer |
| Writing | Richard Hey | Dialogue |
| Writing | John Speer | Dialogue |
| Writing | Günter Wallraff | Dialogue |
| Production | Renée Gundelach | Consulting Producer |
| Writing | Gerhard Schmidt | Writer |
| Production | Hans Kaden | Producer |
| Writing | Helmut Ruge | Dialogue |
| Editing | Lilli von Otting | Editor |
| Camera | Wolfgang Dickmann | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dagmar Rijnders | Editor |
| Sound | Konstantin Wecker | Music |
| Production | Gerhard Schmidt | Producer |
| Production | Marius Müller-Westernhagen | Producer |
| Sound | Manfred Schoof | Music |
| Camera | Mike Bartlett | Director of Photography |