The Tango Player

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MOVIE

The Tango Player

A bitter East German odyssey during the '68 Prague Spring

Winter 1968. Historian Dr. Dallow is released from prison. He is still trying to cope with and understand why he was put behind bars for 21 months for defamation of the state. His supposed "crime:" for five minutes he accompanied a cabaret chanson on the piano. The film shows what "ordinary socialism" was like, letting the audience feel the threat under which the people in the GDR had to live over many years.

Original Title

Der Tangospieler

Release Date

1991-02-18

Year

1991

Duration

1h 36m

Status

Released

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Cast

Michael Gwisdek

Michael Gwisdek

Hans-Peter Dallow

Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch

Elke

Hermann Beyer

Hermann Beyer

Dr. Berger

Peter Prager

Peter Prager

Roessler

Peter Sodann

Peter Sodann

Schulze

Jaecki Schwarz

Jaecki Schwarz

Harry

Hilmar Baumann

Hilmar Baumann

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Jeannine Burch

Therese

Michael Kind

Michael Kind

Reiner Heise

Reiner Heise

Müller