Backhouse Bliss (1980)
Karl Erp is a middle-aged man with two children and a boring marriage. After starting an exciting affair with his intern, Miss Broder, he leaves his loveless marriage and moves in with his lover. Under pressure from Miss Broder’s mother, Karl once again promises marriage. He finds, however, that the excitement that drew him to her in the first place doesn’t carry over into their daily lives.
Director: Herrmann Zschoche
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Dieter Mann as Karl Erp |
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Ute Lubosch as Fräulein Broder |
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Jutta Wachowiak as Elisabeth Erp |
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Peter Bause as Theo Haßler |
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Gerry Wolff as Fred Mantek |
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Annemone Haase as Frau Mantek |
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Käthe Reichel as Frau Wolff |
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Gisela Morgen as Mutter von Elisabeth |
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Thomas Neumann as Kratzsch |
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Fritz Diez as |
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Christa Löser as |
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Ursula Werner as |
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Jaecki Schwarz as |
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Katharina Lind as |
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Rolf Römer as |
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Lothar Warneke as |
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Joachim Tomaschewsky as |
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Rudolf Frickau as |
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Fred Delmare as |
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Gertraud Last as |
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Angelika Ritter as |
| Directing | Herrmann Zschoche | Director |
| Writing | Herrmann Zschoche | Writer |
| Writing | Ulrich Plenzdorf | Writer |
| Editing | Monika Schindler | Editor |
| Writing | Günter de Bruyn | Novel |
| Camera | Günter Jaeuthe | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Günther Fischer | Original Music Composer |