The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
1980, German. Directed by Péter Bacsó.
The journalist Alf Mattson gets thoroughly drunk at his birthday party, where his wife announces that she intends to divorce him. He is knocked down on the street and is later carried home by a friend. The next day he is to fly to Budapest in order to make a report for the Stockholm television. Mattson disappears in Budapest.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Details
- Released
- 25 December 1980
- Original title
- Der Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste
- Country
- Germany, Hungary, Sweden
- Written by
- Wolfgang Mühlbauer
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What The Man Who Went Up in Smoke is based on
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke is based on The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1966) by Sjöwall and Wahlöö.
1966
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
By Sjöwall and Wahlöö
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How long is The Man Who Went Up in Smoke?
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
Does The Man Who Went Up in Smoke have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is The Man Who Went Up in Smoke on?
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 December 1980. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Man Who Went Up in Smoke?
If you liked The Man Who Went Up in Smoke, try Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl, The Girl and the Spider, Requiem for a Dream.
Who directed The Man Who Went Up in Smoke?
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1980) was directed by Péter Bacsó and stars Derek Jacobi, Judy Winter, Thomas Oredsson.
What is The Man Who Went Up in Smoke based on?
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke is based on The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1966) by Sjöwall and Wahlöö.