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Sheer Madness
Sheer Madness

Sheer Madness

Genres

Drama

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Two women–a literature professor and a painter–start to rely upon their friendship as an alternative to their unhappy relationships with the men in their lives.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

25 February 1983

Country

France

Cast

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Olga

Angela Winkler

Angela Winkler

Ruth

Peter Striebeck

Peter Striebeck

Franz

Christine Fersen

Christine Fersen

Erika

Franz Buchrieser

Franz Buchrieser

Dieter

Wladimir Yordanoff

Wladimir Yordanoff

Alexaj

Agnes Fink

Agnes Fink

Ruth's mother

Felix Moeller

Felix Moeller

Christof

Jochen Striebeck

Jochen Striebeck

Bruno

Helga Ballhaus

Helga Ballhaus

Therese Affolter

Therese Affolter

Werner Eichhorn

Werner Eichhorn

Peter Aust

Peter Aust

Carla Egerer

Carla Egerer

Irene Clarin

Irene Clarin

Felix von Manteuffel

Felix von Manteuffel

Axel Milberg

Axel Milberg

Doris Schade

Doris Schade

Margarethe von Trotta

Margarethe von Trotta

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