Charleys Tante

Dec 28, 1996

1h 24m

★ 6.5

Overview

Investment advisor Stefan Lohmann has defrauded master butcher Waldemar Pückler of five million euros. He therefore wants to travel to Munich to meet the 'cattle baroness' Lucia d'Alvarez and do business with her. Lohmann also travels to Munich to go into hiding. He meets Lucia and falls in love with her, but then has a momentous encounter with his victim.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Constantin Film

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Cast

Stefan Lohmann

Thomas Heinze

Lucia D`Alvarez

Anya Hoffmann

Waldemar Pückler

Horst Krause

Attila

Max Raabe

Barbie Pückler

Dorkas Kiefer

Claudie

Kerstin Landsmann

Frank

Heinrich Eyerund

Karl-Heimz

Niels Ruf

Roloff

Jürgen Vogel

Stewardess

Carin C. Tietze

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