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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.

3h 16m1989TMDb 6.2

Drama

German

Crew and Cast

Bernhard WickiBernhard WickiDirector · Herr WaizenbaumUlrich MüheUlrich MüheTheodor LohseKlaus Maria BrandauerKlaus Maria BrandauerBenjamin LenzArmin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-StahlBaron von RastchukAndrea JonassonAndrea JonassonRahel EfrussiAgnes FinkAgnes FinkMutter LohseHans KorteHans KorteGeheimrat HugenbergHark BohmHark BohmDada-KünstlerHorst SachtlebenHorst SachtlebenKommissarJoachim BlieseJoachim BlieseStaatssekretär Hilper
Elisabeth EndrissAnnaUllrich HauptUllrich HauptBaron von Köckwitz
András FricsayKlitscheErnst StötznerErnst StötznerGünter
Peter RoggischPrinz Heinrich
Rolf HennigerAaron Efrussi
Kyra MladeckFrau von KöckwitzKlaus AbramowskyKlaus AbramowskyLiteratMartin UmbachMartin UmbachSchlomje
Alfred HrdlickaKlaftenMarquard BohmMarquard BohmRoterIrm HermannIrm HermannGefangene
Herbert TennigkeitOberst Pauli
Norbert SchwientekPisk
Rainer RudolphOtto von KöckwitzRainer PenkertRainer PenkertHerr von Badewitz

Storyline

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.

  • ORF
  • Beta Film
  • Provobis Film
  • ZDF
  • RAI
  • TVE

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Info

Original title
Das Spinnennetz
Status
Released
Released
21 September 1989
Runtime
3h 16m
TMDB score
6.2 / 10 (11 votes)

Production

Director
Bernhard Wicki
Writers
Joseph Roth, Wolfgang Kirchner, Bernhard Wicki
Studios
ORF, Beta Film, Provobis Film
Countries
Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German