Der Drücker (1986)
Tommy, 22 years old, is broke and in debt, still lives with his parents and is constantly arguing with his father. The young man wants to break out of this life and believes he has finally found the opportunity to do so. A job advertisement promising 400 marks a week seems tailor-made for him. He quickly makes the acquaintance of a pusher column run by Kalle. But Tommy's ideas of a free life are soon nipped in the bud: He works more than 12 hours a day, goes from door to door to sell magazine subscriptions, lives in a filthy shared room, experiences psychological violence. He leads a life like a slave. How can he get out of this hopeless situation?
Director: Uwe Frießner
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Andreas Buttler as Tommi Galewski |
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Heinz Hoenig as Kalle |
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Herbert Raule as Erich |
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Uli Krohm as Timmi |
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Sabine Bellstedt as Eva |
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Volkmar Richter as Peter |
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Udo Seidler as Richard |
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Wolfgang Scheer as Bernd |
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Richard Paczkowski as Josef |
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Marcus Sauk as Charly |
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Cathrin Vaessen as Martina |
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Walter Gontermann as Father Galewski |
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Beate Abraham as Mother Galewski |
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Michael Grella as Ulrich Ratge |
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Manfred Günther as Drunkard |
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Heinz Wrobel as Self (archive footage) |
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Beate Kopp as |
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Volker Burjanek as |
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Dieter Wagner as |
| Production | Rudi Kaufmann | Producer |
| Writing | Andreas Blechner | Novel |
| Production | Werner Melzer | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helga Gläser | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Werner Dauth | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jutta Schwarzat | Costume Design |
| Editing | Evelyn Schmidt | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Klaus D. Wehling | Sound |
| Production | Rudi Kaufmann | Production Manager |
| Production | Claudia Voss | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Camera | Reiner Jonas | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Bernhard Pfletschinger | Teleplay |
| Production | Helmut Rasp | Producer |
| Sound | Theo Breiding | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Sybille Windt | Editor |
| Production | Ute Ehmke | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Elisabeth Mondi | Sound |
| Sound | Ronald Lichter | Sound |
| Directing | Uwe Frießner | Director |
| Camera | Simon Kleebauer | Director of Photography |