Karambolage

Apr 12, 1989

★ 2.7

Overview

Dr. Philipp Achtermann, a microbiologist from the GDR, was attending a conference in Frankfurt on business. On the return journey with his wife Nina, he allows himself a deviation from the prescribed route. On a side road near Lake Chiemsee, Achtermann's Wartburg collides with a West German BMW. At the wheel is Tom Maiwald, an architect.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

ARD

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Cast

Nina Achtermann

Iris Berben

Ilse Maiwald

Constanze Engelbrecht

Dr. Philipp Achtermann

Volkert Kraeft

Tom Maiwald

Peter Sattmann

Josef

Udo Thomer

Eva Maria Bayerwaltes

Karlheinz Lemken

Ivo Vrzal-Wiegand

Marie Bardischewski

Karl Heitauer

Hans-Martin Heim

Street Musician

Richard James Winter

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