Two Strange Characters

Sep 22, 1989

1h 44m

★ 5.4

Overview

The two computer specialists Frank and Kamminke are not the type of citizens the party likes. Thus they are sent to the landscape where they still find enough stuff to do: They repair the software of a western type factory which is currently not working.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"

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Cast

Frank Lettau

Götz Schubert

Peter „Kamminke“ Galetzki

Matthias Wien

Petra Anschütz

Simone Thomalla

Gina

Gerit Kling

Walter Kremmel

Jaecki Schwarz

Werner Heilmann

Peter Sodann

Dr. Bauer

Dieter Mann

Vogelsang

Walfriede Schmitt

Hausmeister

Fred Delmare

Silikon-Wally

Doris Schmude

Menzel

Gisbert-Peter Terhorst

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