Automärchen (1983)
This quirky episodic comedy weaves together three plotlines centered around the employees of a car garage, with some unexpected fairytale elements to get things moving. A woodland fairy convinces shy bookkeeper Piel to suddenly start driving his Trabi far above the speed limit. Manager Neumann sells his soul to a black cat in order to purchase a more respectable vehicle. And a spirit named "Car Accident" offers to warn owner Sengebusch about upcoming traffic accidents so he can make money by always being the first on the scene.
Director: Erwin Stranka
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Kurt Böwe as Kalle Sengebusch |
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Michèle Marian as Heidelinde |
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Fred Delmare as Servierer |
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Werner Pfeifer as Müller-Breithaupt |
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Barbara Dittus as Ernie |
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Karin Düwel as Schwangere |
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Marylu Poolman as Hilde Sengebusch |
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Roman Kaminski as |
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Horst Weinheimer as |
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Angela Brunner as |
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Alfred Struwe as |
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Dorit Gäbler as |
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Thea Schmidt-Keune as Frau Heinke |
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Frank Träger as |
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Michael Falkenhagen as |
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Dezső Garas as |
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Gertraud Last as |
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Wolfram Handel as |
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Willi Schrade as |
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Hans-Joachim Wolfram as |
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Joachim Tomaschewsky as |
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Ernst-Georg Schwill as |
| Directing | Erwin Stranka | Director |
| Writing | Erwin Stranka | Writer |
| Writing | Jiří Marek | Story |
| Crew | Helmut Bergmann | Cinematography |
| Editing | Barbara Simon | Editor |
| Sound | Karl-Ernst Sasse | Music |