King Kongs Faust (1985)
Berlin Film Fest 1984. The best place for every cinema fan. Everyone wants to be in on the festival, but that may be really difficult, if one has no accreditation. Also Journalist Matthies gets to know the rules of being in or out when he wants to see a screening and is not welcome. Thus he watches an old German silent flick which he is barely interested in. The next day the newspapers are full of reports about a newly discovered German masterpiece from the silent era. It seems that Matthies had luck. He just saw *the* film everybody is talking about now. Also everybody is speculating about its director, who remains unknown. When Matthies talks to Ackrewa, an old befriended projectionist, about the film, the latter seems to recall the name of the director. Matthies decides to research the case. An odyssey into film-history begins and if it is successful Matthies will come up with a top story.
Director:
Heiner Stadler
Writers:
Rolf Giesen, Heiner Stadler, Liliane Targownik, Ulrich Enzensberger.
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Leonard Lansink as Klaus-Uwe Matthies |
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Werner Grassmann as Fritz Ackrewa |
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Heinz Van Nouhuys as Chefredakteur |
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Wolfgang Längsfeld as Kollege |
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Gisela Weilemann as Frau in der Bar |
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Gad Klein as Kritiker |
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Volker Stollberg as Kritiker |
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Doris Dörrie as Kritikerin |
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Philip Behrens as Kritiker |
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Michael Stejskal as Kritiker |
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Ponkie as Kritikerin |
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Peggy Parnass as Kritikerin |
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Wim Wenders as Regisseur |
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Peter Przygodda as Cutter |
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Helmut Färber as Filmhistoriker |
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Johanna Eisenrieder as Archivarin |
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Burt Willis as Alter Man in L.A. |
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Lila Waters as Frau im Bus |
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Crofton Hardester as Typ im Coffeshop |
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Helga Oswald as Gast |
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Rosa Elena Lujan as Travens Witwe |
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Ginger Myers as Sängerin |
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Herman Weigel as Drehbuchautor |
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Bernd Eichinger as Produzent |
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Franz Seitz Junior as Produzent |
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László Benedek as Sammler in England |
| Production | Eberhard Scharfenberg | Producer |
| Sound | Gerhard Stäbler | Music |
| Sound | Manfred Arbter | Sound mixer |
| Production | Kathleen Canady | Production Office Coordinator |
| Editing | Angelique Fiedler | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helga Sander | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Luciana Cabarga | Location Manager |
| Writing | Rolf Giesen | Screenplay |
| Editing | Rolf Basedow | Editor |
| Production | Monika Aubele | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claus-Jürgen Pfeiffer | Costume Design |
| Sound | Reiner Helmreich | Music |
| Writing | Heiner Stadler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Liliane Targownik | Screenplay |
| Art | Claus-Jürgen Pfeiffer | Set Designer |
| Production | Katrin Seybold | Executive Producer |
| Production | Karin Howard | Location Manager |
| Camera | Heiner Stadler | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Toni Sulzbeck | Sound Director |
| Art | Monika Grube | Set Designer |
| Writing | Ulrich Enzensberger | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monika Grube | Costume Design |
| Directing | Heiner Stadler | Director |
| Camera | Markus Dürr | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Peter A. Hoffman | Lighting Technician |