The Toilers and the Wayfarers

Mar 14, 1997

1h 15m

★ 5.1

Overview

Phillip and Dieter nearly suffocate hiding their sexual identity in the face of puritanical small town values. Joined by a mysterious German relative, the three misfits escape to the big city searching for a place to belong.

Genres

Romance

Drama

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Cast

Dieter

Matt Klemp

Udo

Ralf Schirg

Phillip

Andrew Woodhouse

Helmut

Jerome Samuels

Anna

Joan Wheeler

Lt. Scallion

Michael Glen

Carl

Ralph Jacobus

John 2

James Newman

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