Plot Summary

Winter 1968. Historian Dr. Dallow is released from prison. He is still trying to cope with and understand why he was put behind bars for 21 months for defamation of the state. His supposed "crime:" for five minutes he accompanied a cabaret chanson on the piano. The film shows what "ordinary socialism" was like, letting the audience feel the threat under which the people in the GDR had to live over many years.

Movie Details

Original Title
Der Tangospieler
Status
released
Original Language
de

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Cast

Michael Gwisdek as Hans-Peter Dallow

Michael Gwisdek

Hans-Peter Dallow

Corinna Harfouch as Elke

Corinna Harfouch

Elke

Hermann Beyer as Dr. Berger

Hermann Beyer

Dr. Berger

Peter Prager as Roessler

Peter Prager

Roessler

Peter Sodann as Schulze

Peter Sodann

Schulze

Jaecki Schwarz as Harry

Jaecki Schwarz

Harry

Hilmar Baumann as

Hilmar Baumann

Jeannine Burch as Therese

Jeannine Burch

Therese

Michael Kind as

Michael Kind

Reiner Heise as Müller

Reiner Heise

Müller

Anne Kasprik as Sylvia

Anne Kasprik

Sylvia

Harry Merkel as

Harry Merkel

Gunter Schoß as Kiewer

Gunter Schoß

Kiewer

Christine Harbort as Barbara

Christine Harbort

Barbara

Ruth Glöss as

Ruth Glöss

Jürgen Zartmann as

Jürgen Zartmann

Marylu Poolman as

Marylu Poolman

Katrin Klein as

Katrin Klein

Jörg Simonides as Klufmann

Jörg Simonides

Klufmann

Ilona Schulz as Barfrau

Ilona Schulz

Barfrau

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme logoDEFA-Studio für Spielfilme