Winter 1968. Historian Dr. Dallow is released from prison. He is still trying to cope with and understand why he was put behind bars for 21 months for defamation of the state. His supposed "crime:" for five minutes he accompanied a cabaret chanson on the piano. The film shows what "ordinary socialism" was like, letting the audience feel the threat under which the people in the GDR had to live over many years.
Credits
The Tango Player Cast
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Character |
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Ruth Glöss
She was 62, 86 years old when she died
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Corinna Harfouch
She was 36, now 69 years old
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as Elke |
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Hermann Beyer
He was 47, now 80 years old
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as Dr. Berger |
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Jaecki Schwarz
He was 44, now 78 years old
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as Harry |
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Michael Gwisdek
He was 49, now 82 years old
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as Hans-Peter Dallow |
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Hilmar Baumann
He was 52, 79 years old when he died
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Anne Kasprik
She was 27, now 60 years old
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Michael Kind
He was 37, now 70 years old
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Jürgen Zartmann
He was 50, now 83 years old
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Peter Prager
He was 38, now 72 years old
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as Roessler |
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Peter Sodann
He was 54, now 87 years old
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as Schulze |
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Marylu Poolman
She was 54, 67 years old when she died
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Reiner Heise
He was 35, now 68 years old
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The Tango Player Crew
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Department |
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Alfred Hirschmeier as Production Design. He was 59 (65) years old when He died
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Art |
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Christiane Dorst as Costume Design. She was 51 (now 84) years old
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Peter Ziesche as Director of Photography. He was 35 (now 69) years old
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Camera |
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Monika Schindler as Editor. She was 53 (now 86) years old
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Editing |
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Christoph Hein as Novel. He was 46 (now 80) years old
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Writing |
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Roland Gräf as Director. He was 56 (now 89) years old
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Directing |
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Roland Gräf as Screenplay. He was 56 (now 89) years old
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Writing |
