Is was, Kanzler? (1984)
October 1982: The entire German political scene is corrupt, the German government a puppet of the USA. To play it safe, the CIA replaces German politicians with compliant doubles. When the chancellor's doppelganger, of all people, is to be taken out of circulation, the secret service accidentally kills the real chancellor, who is floating dead in the swimming pool. Agent Erwin of the Federal Criminal Police Office is assigned to solve the case...
Director: Gerhard Schmidt
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 93 min
Release Date: March 15, 1984
Cast
- Constanze Engelbrecht - Rosi
- Tommi Piper - Erwin
- Günter Lamprecht - Boss
- Klaus Höhne - Ehrlichmann
- Karl-Heinz Vosgerau - Igelburger
- Gert Haucke - Mr. Hillermann
- Günther Ungeheuer - American General
- Rainer Basedow - Detective
- Elisabeth Wiedemann - Mrs. Hillermann
- Dieter Hallervorden - Cabaret Artist
Screenplay
- John Speer (Dialogue)
- Jochen Busse
- Richard Hey (Dialogue)
- Gerhard Schmidt
- Helmut Ruge (Dialogue)
Music: Konstantin Wecker, Manfred Schoof
Cinematography: Wolfgang Dickmann, Mike Bartlett
Editing: Dagmar Rijnders, Lilli von Otting
Production: Popular Filmproduktion
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
More Films by Director: Gerhard Schmidt
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Is was, Kanzler? about?
- October 1982: The entire German political scene is corrupt, the German government a puppet of the USA. To play it safe, the CIA replaces German politicians with compliant doubles. When the chancellor's doppelganger, of all people, is to be taken out of circulation, the secret service accidentally kills the real chancellor, who is floating dead in the swimming pool. Agent Erwin of the Federal Criminal Police Office is assigned to solve the case...
- Who directed Is was, Kanzler??
- Is was, Kanzler? was directed by Gerhard Schmidt.
- Who stars in Is was, Kanzler??
- Is was, Kanzler? stars Constanze Engelbrecht, Tommi Piper, Günter Lamprecht, Klaus Höhne, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, Gert Haucke.
- How long is Is was, Kanzler??
- Is was, Kanzler? has a runtime of 1h 33m (93 minutes).
- What genre is Is was, Kanzler??
- Is was, Kanzler? is a Comedy film.
- Where was Is was, Kanzler? produced?
- Is was, Kanzler? was produced in Germany.