Is was, Kanzler?
1984, German. Directed by Gerhard Schmidt.
October 1982: The entire German political scene is corrupt, the German government a puppet of the USA. To play it safe, the CIA replaces German politicians with compliant doubles. When the chancellor's doppelganger, of all people, is to be taken out of circulation, the secret service accidentally kills the real chancellor, who is floating dead in the swimming pool. Agent Erwin of the Federal Criminal Police Office is assigned to solve the case...
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Gerhard SchmidtDirector
- Constanze EngelbrechtRosi
- Tommi PiperErwin
- Günter LamprechtBoss
- Klaus HöhneEhrlichmann
- Karl-Heinz VosgerauIgelburger
- Gert HauckeMr. Hillermann
- Günther UngeheuerAmerican General
- Rainer BasedowDetective
- Elisabeth WiedemannMrs. Hillermann
- Dieter HallervordenCabaret Artist
- Dieter HildebrandtFriedrich Nowottny
- Lore LorentzSinging Politician
Details
- Released
- 15 March 1984
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Jochen Busse, Gerhard Schmidt
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Who directed Is was, Kanzler??
Is was, Kanzler? (1984) was directed by Gerhard Schmidt and stars Constanze Engelbrecht, Tommi Piper, Günter Lamprecht.