The Leading Man (1977)
Pepe is 15. His life in social misery changes completely when he is chosen as the main character of a film production. Shot on location where he lives with his primitive, brutal and authoritarian father, a pig farmer.
Director: Reinhard Hauff
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Michael Schweiger as Pepe Schikowski |
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Mario Adorf as Schikowski |
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Vadim Glowna as Max Schneider |
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Rolf Zacher as Willy |
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Hans Brenner as Reporter |
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Doris Dörrie as Clara |
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Claus-Dieter Reents as Schrotthändler |
| Directing | Reinhard Hauff | Director |
| Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Producer |
| Sound | Klaus Doldinger | Music |
| Editing | Stefanie Wilke | Editor |
| Writing | Reinhard Hauff | Writer |
| Writing | Christel Buschmann | Writer |
| Camera | Frank Brühne | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gerhard Birkholz | Sound |
| Art | Winfried Hennig | Production Design |