Der schwarze Hecht
Der schwarze Hecht
1981, German. Directed by Jürg Amstein.
It's director Oberholzer's sixtieth birthday. His wife and daughter Anna receive the guests who are invited to the feast, with a dish of pike as the main course. But suddenly, the celebration turns sour at the appearance of an unexpected guest - namely Oberholzer's brother Alois, the black sheep of the family, who disappeared years ago. As it turns out, Alois has since changed his name to "Obolski" and become ringmaster of a major circus. Him and his wife Iduna quickly threaten the morals and standards of the bourgeois party, and they proceed to turn the boring proceedings into a turbulent circus show. Fortunately, after much confusion, the story ends happily - altough the pike has burned black in the oven!
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Country
- Switzerland
- Written by
- Emil Sautter
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Der schwarze Hecht runs 134 minutes (2h 14m).
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Der schwarze Hecht isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Der schwarze Hecht?
Der schwarze Hecht (1981) was directed by Jürg Amstein and stars Ruedi Walter, Margrit Rainer, Inigo Gallo.