26 Mar 2022
Neill
A narcissistic young Christian has his status challenged by another youth preacher so he hatches a scheme to reclaim his position
The Miracle of Father Malachia
"Wunderbar" takes on a new meaning in this routine satire by Bernhard Wicki about a bar that is miraculously transported by God Himself to a nearby, new location on an island. The nature of the miracle is a bit strange, but it comes in answer to Pater Malachias' prayers to get the sin-ridden place out of the center of the city. The good and naive Malachias is subtly played by Horst Bollimann. Once this miracle of relocation has occurred, the sharks and entrepreneurs, who would bilk both the faithful and the curiosity-seekers alike, crop up like an unwanted epidemic. The mercenary and the sacred clash, as many try to find deeper meaning in what has happened, and Pater Malachias starts to doubt the wisdom of his original prayer.
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Horst Bollmann Pater Malachias
Richard Münch Dr. Erwin Glass
Christiane Nielsen Helga Glass
Günter Pfitzmann Rudolf Reuschel
Brigitte Grothum Gussy
Karin Hübner Nelly Moorbach
Pinkas Braun Christian Krüger
Kurt Ehrhardt Bishop Willi Reuschel
Kurt Lauermann 
Günter Strack Kaplan Merz
Ludwig Thiesen Romuald Pekny Legat
Paul Edwin Roth 
Senta Berger Yvonne Krüger
Charlotte Kerr Dr. Renate Kellinghus
Wolfgang Spier Herr Littmann
Vicco von Bülow Kauziger Professor
Walter Buschhoff Kripo-Beamter
Friedrich Schütter Fotograf
Günter Meisner Prediger
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