24 Feb 1996
The Late Shift
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Late Show
Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....
Top Billed Cast
Thomas Gottschalk Hannes Engel
Harald Schmidt Conrad 'Conny' Scheffer
Veronica Ferres Maria Keller
Jasmin Tabatabai Carla Sperling
Olli Dittrich Wollner
Dieter Pfaff Mick Meyer
Jürgen Tarrach Bobby Dattel
Andrea Sawatzki Sonja Vogel
Ernst H. Hilbich Arzt
Gaby Dohm Chirurgin in Schönheitsklinik
Katy Karrenbauer Fotografin
Markus Majowski Director
Otto Schenk Dr. August Beer
Urs Hefti Jakob Mirner
Sabine Orléans Rose
Martin Armknecht Heiner
Joe Bausch Herr Kleinschmidt
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