The Germans and Their Men

Nov 6, 1990

1h 37m

★ 0.0

Overview

A documentary with fictious elements. Ms. Elisabeth (Lieschen) Müller from Austria comes to Bonn, Germany to find herself a man. During the search she investigates the connections between neckties, political power and prostitution, and tries to look for the influence the german feminist movement had on the men in Germany's capital.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Helke Sander Filmproduktion

Bremer Institut Film & Fernsehen

ZDF

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Cast

Elisabeth Müller

Renée Felden

Self - Interviewer

Helke Sander

Self - Interviewer

Luise F. Pusch

Self

Helmut Kohl

Self

Erich Mende

Self

Gerhart Baum

Self

Claudia von Alemann

Self

Daniel Mehltretter

Self

Brigitta Schork

Self

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