22 Nov 1974
The Tempter
A young writer is invited to stay in a religious hostel run by a sinister, manipulative nun who plays deadly psychological games with the inhabitants.
Rita Ritter
A writer tries unsuccessfully to sell his screenplays and plays. He marries a television editor, but she only wants to fuck him and thinks nothing of his work. He then remembers his old Parisian lover Rita, calls himself Rita from then on and becomes her wife. When a French director stages a play of his, he meets Rita again in Paris and the two women become a happy couple.
Top Billed Cast
Annamirl Bierbichler Rita
Christiane Cohendy Rita
Barbara Valentin Mrs. Holch
Armin Mueller-Stahl Cloos
Eva Mattes Bride
Josef Bierbichler Groom
Tchéky Karyo Man
Sylvie Favre Theater Actress
Maïté Nahyr Theater Actress
Anna Baldaccini Theater Actress
Daisy Amias Theater Actress
Franz Baumgartner Judit Achternbusch Niko Frank Helmut Neumayer Gabi Geist Heli Neumayer Edgar Frank
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