02 Oct 2024
Hidden Face
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Ulrich Mühe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. This makes him an eminently suitable candidate for success in the chaotic years after World War I. The shameless man's story is contrasted with that of his polar opposite, a Jewish anarchist.
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Ulrich Mühe Theodor Lohse
Klaus Maria Brandauer Benjamin Lenz
Armin Mueller-Stahl Baron von Rastchuk
Andrea Jonasson Rahel Efrussi
Agnes Fink Mutter Lohse
Hans Korte Geheimrat Hugenberg
Hark Bohm Dada-Künstler
Horst Sachtleben Kommissar
Joachim Bliese Staatssekretär Hilper
Elisabeth Endriss Anna
Ullrich Haupt Baron von Köckwitz
András Fricsay Klitsche
Ernst Stötzner Günter
Peter Roggisch Prinz Heinrich
Rolf Henniger Aaron Efrussi
Kyra Mladeck Frau von Köckwitz
Klaus Abramowsky Literat
Martin Umbach Schlomje
Alfred Hrdlicka Klaften
Marquard Bohm Roter
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