The Mortal Fortune (1989)
On the basis of the hardy perennial "boss-assistant" relation, "The Mortal Fortune" depicts the passion of worldly existence. The anonymous hero of the story, to which the spectator is introduced, attempts at freeing himself from his enslaved life. He finally has to realize the transience of the creature man and whithdraws from the constraints of worldly existence.
Director: Michael Synek
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Erwin Leder as Assistent |
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Johannes Weidinger as Boss |
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Gerhard Swoboda as Controllor |
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Lisa Luginbühl as Peppergirl |
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Martin Schellnast as "Living something" |
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Joe Berger as Subway Driver |
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Christoph Waltz as Guy on Train (uncredited) |
| Directing | Michael Synek | Director |
| Lighting | Martin Hack | Electrician |
| Writing | Boris Vian | Story |
| Lighting | Martin Zimmerman | Electrician |
| Directing | Andreas Biegler | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Andreas Biegler | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Andreas Biegler | Sound |
| Art | Andreas Biegler | Set Decoration |
| Production | Maresi Bartl | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Mel Kutbay | Sound Effects |
| Production | Florentina Welley | Producer |
| Production | Udo Maurer | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Ludwig Amon | Other |
| Directing | Connie Walther | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Matthias Lempert | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Angela Betz | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florentina Welley | Costume Design |
| Crew | Franz Ban | Other |
| Camera | Christian Giesser | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Ingrid Haase | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Sandra Odelga | Unit Manager |
| Production | Basil Gelpke | Production Secretary |
| Crew | William Flageollet | Mixing Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wilhelm Hohenauer | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Elmar Fröschl | Other |
| Crew | Tommy Vögel | Special Effects |
| Sound | Jean-Philippe Goude | Music Programmer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annemarie Heigl | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Andrea Schneider | Props |
| Crew | Peter Scholz | Special Effects |
| Sound | Sabine Matula | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Ray Gillon | Music Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florentina Welley | Makeup Designer |
| Editing | Emma Balada | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Eliška Štíbrová | Sound Editor |
| Production | Michael Synek | Producer |
| Art | Ulli Ott | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Thomas Franz | Special Effects |
| Art | Robert Schmid | Props |
| Camera | Manfred Peitl | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Matthias Lempert | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Toni Zögel | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Robert Schmid | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Gerhard Ehringer | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Andreas Biegler | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Emma Balada | Sound Assistant |
| Writing | Michael Synek | Writer |
| Sound | Laurent Gattignol | Music Sound Design and Processing |
| Art | Lo Breier | Title Designer |
| Production | Florentina Welley | Coordinating Producer |
| Editing | Eliška Štíbrová | Editor |
| Art | Thomas Emmer | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | Erwin Ehringer | Electrician |
| Sound | Heiner Harss | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Jiří Štíbr | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michel Portal | Original Music Composer |