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Die zukünftigen Glückseligkeiten (1990)

Directed by Fred van der Kooij

Drama

1640. A man attempts to flee from England, torn apart by religious unrest, to France. He is the philosopher and irreverent cynic Thomas Hobbes. But before he can reach the ship that will save him, civil war breaks out. The chaos inspires him to develop new philosophical theories. While writing his futuristic epic, he is assisted by a nobleman who accompanies him on his escape disguised as a servant. The futuristic epic that Hobbes invents is set in the present day. The main characters are a married couple who run a grocery store and try to compete with a supermarket.

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Cast

Wolf-Dietrich Berg Thomas Hobbes Ben Becker Reginald Lindsay Tilo Prückner Edgar Schlick Isolde Barth Agnes Schlick
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Uwe Hacker

Crew

Director
Fred van der Kooij

Details

Release date
1990-09-10
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Countries
Switzerland, Germany