1982: Gutenbach
1982: Gutenbach
1978, German. Directed by Michael Verhoeven.
After many years away, development aid worker Peter Kessel returns to his home town of Gutenbach in 1982. He is astonished to discover that a lot has changed there. Cashless payments are used everywhere and facilities such as screen journals and video telephones have become a matter of course. Kessel tries to adapt to the changed circumstances and encounters difficulties in the process.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Michael VerhoevenDirector
- Gottfried JohnPeter Kessel
- Katja RupéHilde Rust
- Hartmut BeckerWolfgang Stein
- Uwe DallmeierNaujock
- Elert BodeDr. Jung
- Melanie HoreschowskyAnna
- Ronald NitschkePolizist Huber
- Axel ScholtzLokalredakteur Schmitz
- Gerd E. SchäferMayor
- Wolfgang MüllerPoliceman Meyer
- Franz-Otto KrügerKopf
- Gert SchaeferBürgermeister
Details
- Released
- 21 October 1978
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Michael Mansfeld
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1982: Gutenbach runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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1982: Gutenbach isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 October 1978. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked 1982: Gutenbach, try Eleanor the Great, The Young One, Girl in the Box.
Who directed 1982: Gutenbach?
1982: Gutenbach (1978) was directed by Michael Verhoeven and stars Gottfried John, Katja Rupé, Hartmut Becker.