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From the Life of the Marionettes
From the Life of the Marionettes

From the Life of the Marionettes

The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not.

Genres

Drama

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Peter and Katarina are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman?

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

08 October 1980

Country

Germany

Cast

Robert Atzorn

Robert Atzorn

Peter Egerman

Christine Buchegger

Christine Buchegger

Katarina Egerman

Martin Benrath

Martin Benrath

Mogensjensen

Rita Russek

Rita Russek

Katharina Krafft

Lola Müthel

Lola Müthel

Cordelia Egerman

Walter Schmidinger

Walter Schmidinger

Tim Mandelbaum

Heinz Bennent

Heinz Bennent

Arthur Brenner

Karl Heinz Pelser

Karl Heinz Pelser

Untersuchungsrichter

Gaby Dohm

Gaby Dohm

Frau Anders

Toni Berger

Toni Berger

Portier

Erwin Faber

Erwin Faber

Heino Hallhuber

Heino Hallhuber

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