Late Show
1999, German. Directed by Helmut Dietl.
Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Helmut DietlDirector
- Thomas GottschalkHannes Engel
- Harald SchmidtConny Scheffer
- Veronica FerresMaria Keller
- Jasmin TabatabaiCarla Sperling
- Sabine OrléansRose
- Dieter PfaffMick Meyer
- Olli DittrichWollner
- Otto SchenkAugust Beer
- Karl MarkovicsNowak
- Jürgen TarrachBobby Dattel
- Andrea SawatzkiSonja Vogel
- Urs HeftiJakob Stirner
Details
- Released
- 25 February 1999
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Helmut Dietl, Christoph Müller, Johannes Dräxler
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Late Show runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Late Show isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 February 1999. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Late Show?
If you liked Late Show, try Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint, Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry, Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain.
Who directed Late Show?
Late Show (1999) was directed by Helmut Dietl and stars Thomas Gottschalk, Harald Schmidt, Veronica Ferres.