Phoenix (2014)
In the aftermath of WWII, German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly has to undergo facial reconstructive surgery following her survival from Auschwitz. Without recognising Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he's betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelgänger.
Director:
Christian Petzold
Writer:
Christian Petzold
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Nina Hoss as Nelly Lenz |
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Ronald Zehrfeld as Johnny Lenz |
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Nina Kunzendorf as Lene Winter |
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Trystan Pütter as Soldat an Brücke |
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Michael Maertens as Arzt |
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Imogen Kogge as Elisabeth |
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Felix Römer as Geiger |
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Uwe Preuss as Clubbesitzer |
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Valerie Koch as Tänzerin |
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Eva Bay as Tänzerin |
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Jeff Burrell as Soldat im Club |
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Nikola Kastner as Junge Frau |
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Max Hopp as Der Mann |
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Megan Gay as Mitarbeiterin Zentralstelle Halensee |
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Kirsten Block as Wirtin |
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Frank Seppeler as Alfred Mohnhaupt |
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Daniela Holtz as Sigrid |
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Kathrin Wehlisch as Monika |
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Michael Wenninger as Walther |
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Claudia Geisler-Bading as Frederike |
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Tim Lorenz as PHEONIX Clubband: Schlagzeug |
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Paul Kleber as PHEONIX Clubband: Kontrabass |
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Ralf Denker as PHEONIX Clubband: Gitarre |
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Valentin Gregor as PHEONIX Clubband: Violine |
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Stefan Will as PHEONIX Clubband: Piano |
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Sofia Exss as Zigarettenmädchen (uncredited) |
| Directing | Christian Petzold | Director |
| Production | Michael Weber | Producer |
| Crew | Rainer Werner | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Klaus-Dieter Gruber | Production Design |
| Sound | Stefan Will | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Hans Fromm | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bettina Böhler | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anette Guther | Costume Design |
| Production | Dorissa Berninger | Production Manager |
| Production | Florian Koerner von Gustorf | Producer |
| Production | Piotr Strzelecki | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jacek Gaczkowski | Executive Producer |
| Production | Simone Bär | Casting |
| Writing | Hubert Monteilhet | Novel |
| Writing | Harun Farocki | Co-Writer |
| Art | Merlin Ortner | Art Direction |
| Art | Stefan Rohde | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Christin Busse | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Björn Friese | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Frederic Moriette | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Christoph Dehmel-Osterloh | Gaffer |
| Camera | Florian Trautwein | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Matthias Biber | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Christian Schulz | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Jochen Jezussek | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Carsten Richter | Foley |
| Sound | Dominik Schleier | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Martin Steyer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Kreuzer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexandra Lebedynski | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irina Tübbecke-Bechem | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeanette Kellermann | Wigmaker |
| Directing | Ires Jung | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Christian Petzold | Screenplay |
| Sound | Andreas Mücke-Niesytka | Sound Mixer |