Spider's Web

Sep 21, 1989

3h 16m

★ 5.9

Im Netz der Intrigen

Overview

Ulrich Mühe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. This makes him an eminently suitable candidate for success in the chaotic years after World War I. The shameless man's story is contrasted with that of his polar opposite, a Jewish anarchist.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

ORF

Beta Film

Provobis Film

ZDF

RAI

TVE

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Cast

Theodor Lohse

Ulrich Mühe

Benjamin Lenz

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Baron von Rastchuk

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Rahel Efrussi

Andrea Jonasson

Mutter Lohse

Agnes Fink

Geheimrat Hugenberg

Hans Korte

Dada-Künstler

Hark Bohm

Kommissar

Horst Sachtleben

Staatssekretär Hilper

Joachim Bliese

Anna

Elisabeth Endriss

Baron von Köckwitz

Ullrich Haupt

Klitsche

András Fricsay

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