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Abgetrieben

Jul 2, 1992

1h 39m

★ 6.0

Overview

TV-movie based on the trial of Memmingen gynecologist Dr. Horst Theissen, who was sentenced for illegal abortions.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Film-Fernsehen-Autoren-Team GmbH

Abgetrieben Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Dr. Friedrich Hess

Hanns Zischler

Lawyer Stern

Axel Milberg

Judge Fromm

Dominic Raacke

Mrs. Sommer

Christine Neubauer

Lawyer Block

Edgar Selge

Presiding judge

Jörg Hube

Prosecutor Kranz

Bernd Herberger

Mrs. Stein

Saskia Vester

Ruth Drexel

Franziska Walser

Mrs. Kraus

Doris Schade

Werner Asam

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