Rückfahrt in den Tod (1986)
Paul Kranz, the manager of a TEE that had just arrived from Hamburg, received terrible news in Paris. His wife Ruth is in a coma after a serious traffic accident. Mr. Kranz will return immediately. He finds an unknown key in his wife's purse. It belongs to an apartment where Ruth, obviously with someone else, has led a strange double life as a call girl. In his shame and disappointment, Kranz allows himself to be carried away into a knee-jerk action. This is how a crime happens without intention.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Tögel
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Peter Bongartz as Paul Kranz |
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Sabine Wollin as Ruth Kranz |
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Iris Berben as Conny van Haagen |
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Andreas Mannkopff as Alex |
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Wolfgang Wahl as Ludwig |
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Dominique Pinon as Fred |
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Frank Schröder as Chris |
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Angelika Hartung as Beate |
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Edie Samland as Nachtschwester |
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Mischa Neutze as Niko |
| Directing | Hans-Jürgen Tögel | Director |
| Writing | Pierre Boileau | Novel |
| Art | Ulrich Schröder | Production Design |
| Camera | Alfred D. Ebner | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mischa Mleinek | Teleplay |
| Writing | Thomas Narcejac | Novel |
| Sound | Hans Hammerschmidt | Original Music Composer |