Comedy ·Drama · Germany · 1977 · 1h 31m

The Leading Man

Der Hauptdarsteller

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Director
Reinhard Hauff
Cast
Michael Schweiger as Pepe Schikowski Mario Adorf as Schikowski Vadim Glowna as Max Schneider Rolf Zacher as Willy Hans Brenner as Reporter Doris Dörrie as Clara
Crew
Frank Brühne — Director of Photography Stefanie Wilke — Editor Christel Buschmann — Writer Reinhard Hauff — Writer Eberhard Junkersdorf — Producer Winfried Hennig — Production Design
Synopsis

Pepe is 15. His life in social misery changes completely when he is chosen as the main character of a film production. Shot on location where he lives with his primitive, brutal and authoritarian father, a pig farmer.

Key Collaborators
Reinhard Hauff Director Frank Brühne Director of Photography Stefanie Wilke Editor Christel Buschmann Writer Reinhard Hauff Writer Eberhard Junkersdorf Producer Winfried Hennig Production Design
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