
Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl
1981, German. Directed by Hans-Christof Stenzel.
A West German man, mistaken by the police for a left wing terrorist, hides in Vienna with a prostitute and her incestuous teen daughter. They become both a threesome and a happy surrogate family, but nothing lasts forever.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 29 October 1981
- Original title
- Obszön - Der Fall Peter Herzl
- Country
- Germany, Austria
- Written by
- Hans-Christof Stenzel
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Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Who directed Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl?
Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl (1981) was directed by Hans-Christof Stenzel and stars Volker Spengler, Heinz Schubert, Hanno Pöschl.