Leo & Claire (2002)
In 1933 Nuremberg, successful Jewish businessman Leo Katzenberger owns an apartment building and runs a shoe store. A devoted family man, he has a good relationship with his loving wife Claire. As the climate in Germany grows increasingly dangerous, bombshell Irene moves to the neighborhood. After forming an unlikely friendship, his relationship with Irene is immediately regarded with suspicion.
Director: Joseph Vilsmaier
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Michael Degen as Leo Katzenberger |
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Suzanne von Borsody as Claire Katzenberger |
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Alexandra Maria Lara as Käthe Katzenberger |
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Jasmin Schwiers as Lilo Katzenberger |
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Franziska Petri as Irene Scheffler |
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Andrea Sawatzki as Helga Steinheil |
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Axel Milberg as Hausmeister Maisel |
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Dietmar Schönherr as Rechtsanwalt Herz |
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Kai Wiesinger as Gestapo-Mann |
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Nina Hoger as Lisbeth Haeberlein |
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Michael Brandner as Fritz Haeberlein |
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Jochen Nickel as Paul Steinheil |
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Jürgen Schornagel as Richter Dr. Oswald Rothaug |
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Rüdiger Vogler as Max Katzenberger |
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Aviva Joel as |
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Andreas Hofer as Staatsanwalt Hermann Markl |
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Roland Eugen Beiküfner as Beamter |
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Michael Hanemann as Otto Ehrlicher |
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Alexander Held as Gauleiter |
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Nicky Kantor as Alex Haeberlein |
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Maximilian Krückl as Chauffeur Willi |
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George Lenz as Bernhard Freimann |
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Natalie Spinell as Magda Steinheil |
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Julia Thurnau as Reporterin |
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Alice Treff as Lilo Katzenberger - Seniorin |
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Jana Josephina Leipziger as |
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Christel Peters as |
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Matthias Redlhammer as |
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Herman van Ulzen as |
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Wulf Schmid-Noerr as |
| Directing | Joseph Vilsmaier | Director |
| Sound | Gert Wilden Jr. | Music |
| Production | Joseph Vilsmaier | Producer |
| Writing | Reinhard Klooss | Writer |
| Production | Reinhard Klooss | Producer |
| Camera | Joseph Vilsmaier | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Klaus Richter | Writer |
| Writing | Christiane Kohl | Novel |
| Editing | Hans Funck | Editor |
| Writing | Joseph Vilsmaier | Writer |