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Wambo

Wambo

Genres

Drama

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A feature film about the life and death of the famous Bavarian actor Walter Sedlmayr, who was murdered in 1990 and who tried all his life to hide his homosexual tendencies from the public. The life story is told from the perspective of his professional environment and - sometimes in a documentary style - his fellow actors report on him. His sexual preferences in the BDSM area are also discussed.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

13 May 2001

Country

Germany

Cast

Jürgen Tarrach

Jürgen Tarrach

Herbert Stieglmeier

Ruth Drexel

Ruth Drexel

Mama Stieglmeier

Alexander Lutz

Alexander Lutz

Amadeus

Bettina Redlich

Bettina Redlich

Amalie

Paulus Manker

Paulus Manker

Richard Stieglmeier

Jan Niklas

Jan Niklas

Dr. Fischer

Christian Doermer

Christian Doermer

Ministerpräsident

Florian Lukas

Florian Lukas

Clemens

Steffen Wink

Steffen Wink

Ferdi Tummler

Justus von Dohnányi

Justus von Dohnányi

Siegfried Hühnerberg

Anne Bennent

Anne Bennent

o.A.

Heribert Sasse

Heribert Sasse

o.A.

Rosemarie Gerstenberg

Rosemarie Gerstenberg

Tante Rita

David Scheller

David Scheller

Slavko

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