The Total Family (1981)
Baron Childerich III of Bartenbruch considers himself to be a descendant of the Merovingian dynasty and he has drawn up a chart of marriages and adoptions which show that he is his own father, grandfather, father-in-law, and son-in-law. He aims at achieving the "total family" based on one man. He persuades his french relative, Pippin, to help him. But the latter lets him down and breaks up the family... Among those who belong to the (surrounding) world of the Baron are Dr. Döblinger, a writer, who has formed a band of muggers and Professor Horn, a psychiatrist, who quiets his patients by leading them on nose rings and beating them up... Family satire with numerous personal and literary allusions based on the novel of the Austrian writer, Heimito von Doderer.
Director: Ernst Schmidt Jr.
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Armin Akermann as Baron Childerich III, Freiherr von Bartenbruch |
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John D. Weiler as Pippin |
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Franz West as Prof. Horn |
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Valie Export as Sister Helga |
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Wendy Nagler as Ulrike, Childerich´s fiancee |
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Friederich Geyrhofer as Dr. Döblinger |
| Writing | Günther Janicek | Writer |
| Writing | Ernst Schmidt Jr. | Writer |
| Editing | Herbert Baumgartner | Editor |
| Camera | Helmut Pirnat | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jean Veenenbos | Art Direction |
| Sound | Walter Funda | Sound |
| Sound | Hans Kann | Music |
| Editing | Gertraud Luschützky | Editor |
| Production | Gerhard Kleindl | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ernst Schmidt Jr. | Director |
| Writing | Heimito von Doderer | Novel |
