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 |
| Production | Piotr Strzelecki | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Bettina Böhler | Editor |
| Production | Florian Koerner von Gustorf | Producer |
| Production | Jacek Gaczkowski | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Hubert Monteilhet | Novel |
| Sound | Stefan Will | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Hans Fromm | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anette Guther | Costume Design |
| Production | Dorissa Berninger | Production Manager |
| Production | Simone Bär | Casting |
| Art | Klaus-Dieter Gruber | Production Design |
| Directing | Frederic Moriette | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Merlin Ortner | Art Direction |
| Editing | Jochen Jezussek | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Carsten Richter | Foley |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexandra Lebedynski | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeanette Kellermann | Wigmaker |
| Camera | Matthias Biber | Steadicam Operator |
| Visual Effects | Björn Friese | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Kreuzer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irina Tübbecke-Bechem | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Christin Busse | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Florian Trautwein | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Martin Steyer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Harun Farocki | Co-Writer |
| Art | Stefan Rohde | Art Department Assistant |
| Lighting | Christoph Dehmel-Osterloh | Gaffer |
| Camera | Christian Schulz | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Dominik Schleier | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Christian Petzold | Screenplay |
| Directing | Ires Jung | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Andreas Mücke-Niesytka | Sound Mixer |