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Das Martyrium des Peter OHey (1964)
Directed by Peter Lilienthal
Drama, TV Movie · 56m
Poetic fable about the sophisticated rape of civil rights by a totalitarian power. The orderly existence of Peter O'Hey and his family is shaken one day by the announcement that a tiger has taken up residence in his bathroom. The state, represented by a civil servant, a tax collector and a protocol chief, as well as the private company, represented by a scientist, a circus director and an old hunter, take a keen interest in this news and try to exploit the unusual situation for their personal interests. They besiege the apartment of Peter O'Hey and finally also claim his life by abusing him as a decoy for the tiger.
Cast
J
Joachim Wichmann
Peter O'Hey
A
Angelika Hurwicz
Frau O'Hey
T
Thomas Rosengarten
Jas O'Hey
H
Helga Ballhaus
Die Tochter
Heinz Meier
Der Beamte
H
Hans Timerding
Der Steuereinnehmer
Günter Meisner
Der Wissenschaftler
A
Alexander Welbat
Der Zirkusdirektor
A
Adolf Rebel
Der Chef des Protokolls
G
Götz Olaf Rausch
Der alte Jäger
Crew
- Director
- Peter Lilienthal
- Novel
- Sławomir Mrożek
- Director of Photography
- Michael Ballhaus
- Producer
- Hubert von Bechtolsheim
Details
- Release date
- 1964-05-19
- Runtime
- 56m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Südwestfunk