The Specimen (2002)
When, before the revolution, accidentally arrested, the philistine - a tsarist civil servant of high status - falls in deep, lethargic sleep. 20 years later he wakes up and finds himself in a post-revolutionary, still young Soviet Union. He is stunned. He is shocked. But a philistine always finds his way.
Director: Ulrike Ottinger
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Hanns Zischler as |
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Raymond Wolff as Museumsdirektor |
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Thorsten Heidel as Spießer |
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Heidi Maria von Plato as Museumsbesucherin / Zeitungsjunge |
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Eva Ebner as Museumsbesucherin / Dame |
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Boris Raev as Museumsbesucher / Kutscher / Bürger |
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Sissi Tax as Museumsbesucherin / Arbeiterin mit Transparent |
| Writing | Ulrike Ottinger | Writer |
| Editing | Ulrike Ottinger | Editor |
| Directing | Ulrike Ottinger | Director |
| Camera | Ulrike Ottinger | Director of Photography |