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Late Show

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Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

5.676/10

Release Date

25 February 1999

Country

Germany

Cast

Thomas Gottschalk

Thomas Gottschalk

Hannes Engel

Harald Schmidt

Harald Schmidt

Conrad 'Conny' Scheffer

Veronica Ferres

Veronica Ferres

Maria Keller

Jasmin Tabatabai

Jasmin Tabatabai

Carla Sperling

Olli Dittrich

Olli Dittrich

Wollner

Dieter Pfaff

Dieter Pfaff

Mick Meyer

Jürgen Tarrach

Jürgen Tarrach

Bobby Dattel

Andrea Sawatzki

Andrea Sawatzki

Sonja Vogel

Ernst H. Hilbich

Ernst H. Hilbich

Arzt

Gaby Dohm

Gaby Dohm

Chirurgin in Schönheitsklinik

Katy Karrenbauer

Katy Karrenbauer

Fotografin

Markus Majowski

Markus Majowski

Director

Otto Schenk

Otto Schenk

Dr. August Beer

Urs Hefti

Urs Hefti

Jakob Mirner

Sabine Orléans

Sabine Orléans

Rose

Martin Armknecht

Martin Armknecht

Heiner

Joe Bausch

Joe Bausch

Herr Kleinschmidt

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