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 |
| Sound | Matthias Lempert | Sound |
| Sound | Andreas Biegler | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Toni Zögel | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Eliška Štíbrová | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florentina Welley | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florentina Welley | Costume Design |
| Crew | William Flageollet | Mixing Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wilhelm Hohenauer | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annemarie Heigl | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Ulli Ott | Set Decoration |
| Art | Thomas Emmer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Andreas Biegler | Set Decoration |
| Art | Andrea Schneider | Props |
| Art | Robert Schmid | Props |
| Crew | Franz Ban | Other |
| Crew | Ludwig Amon | Other |
| Crew | Elmar Fröschl | Other |
| Crew | Thomas Franz | Special Effects |
| Crew | Robert Schmid | Special Effects |
| Crew | Tommy Vögel | Special Effects |
| Crew | Peter Scholz | Special Effects |
| Production | Maresi Bartl | Unit Manager |
| Production | Sandra Odelga | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Andreas Biegler | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Connie Walther | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Christian Giesser | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Manfred Peitl | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Gerhard Ehringer | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Martin Hack | Electrician |
| Lighting | Erwin Ehringer | Electrician |
| Lighting | Martin Zimmerman | Electrician |
| Editing | Emma Balada | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Andreas Biegler | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Heiner Harss | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Mel Kutbay | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Matthias Lempert | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Angela Betz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eliška Štíbrová | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Emma Balada | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Ingrid Haase | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Sabine Matula | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Andreas Biegler | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Jean-Philippe Goude | Music Programmer |
| Sound | Laurent Gattignol | Music Sound Design and Processing |
| Sound | Ray Gillon | Music Consultant |
| Production | Michael Synek | Producer |
| Production | Florentina Welley | Producer |
| Art | Lo Breier | Title Designer |
| Production | Florentina Welley | Coordinating Producer |
| Production | Basil Gelpke | Production Secretary |
| Production | Udo Maurer | Production Secretary |
| Writing | Michael Synek | Writer |
| Writing | Boris Vian | Story |
| Camera | Jiří Štíbr | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michel Portal | Original Music Composer |