To the Bitter End (1975)
15 years ago Paul Jordan was a star in Hollywood musicals. But then he retired from showbiz and married the rich Joan. Now, after being dependent on his wife's money for many years, he's sick of it and wants to work again. A romantic affair with his stepdaughter, Shirley, gives him the guts to ask for a role. His former agent gets him one but it's with a small company in Vienna, Austria. The stress worsens his alcoholism; the tablets he takes to hide the effects lead him to hallucinations. When his wife and girlfriend appear at the same time, he's no longer capable of handling the situation.
Director: Gerd Oswald
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Maurice Ronet as Paul Jordan |
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Suzy Kendall as Joan Jordan |
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Susanne Uhlen as Shirley Jordan |
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Christine Wodetzky as Natascha Petrowna |
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Balduin Baas as Fogosch |
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Rudolf Fernau as Schauberg |
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Karl Renar as Mörtl |
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Erich Padalewski as Lehrer |
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Ferdy Mayne as Wallace |
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Herbert Prikopa as Polzfuss |
| Directing | Gerd Oswald | Director |
| Production | Agust Haas | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Luggi Waldleitner | Producer |
| Editing | Liselotte Klimitscheck | Editor |
| Art | Ernst Wurzer | Production Design |
| Camera | Leo Weisse | Still Photographer |
| Production | Georg Föcking | Production Manager |
| Writing | Manfred Purzer | Writer |
| Directing | Eva Ebner | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lilli Zangerle | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ina Stein | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evelyn Döhring | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Franz Achter | Unit Production Manager |
| Writing | Johannes Mario Simmel | Novel |
| Camera | Charly Steinberger | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Klaus Doldinger | Original Music Composer |