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The Leading Man (1977)

Directed by Reinhard Hauff

Comedy, Drama · 1h 31m

Pepe is 15. His life in social misery changes completely when he is chosen as the main character of a film production. Shot on location where he lives with his primitive, brutal and authoritarian father, a pig farmer.

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Cast

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Michael Schweiger Pepe Schikowski Mario Adorf Schikowski Vadim Glowna Max Schneider Rolf Zacher Willy Hans Brenner Reporter Doris Dörrie Clara
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Claus-Dieter Reents Schrotthändler

Crew

Director
Reinhard Hauff
Writer
Reinhard Hauff, Christel Buschmann
Director of Photography
Frank Brühne
Editor
Stefanie Wilke
Producer
Eberhard Junkersdorf

Details

Original title
Der Hauptdarsteller
Release date
1977-12-28
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
WDR, Neue Bioskop Film