Movie: Everything's a Lie

Top 10 Billed Cast

Dieter Hallervorden
Dieter Hallervorden

Günther Kasulke

Petra Hinze
Petra Hinze

Hilde Kasulke

Franziska Arnold
Franziska Arnold

Rita Kasulke

Billie Zöckler
Billie Zöckler

Lizzy Portmann

Peter Fitz
Peter Fitz

Rudolf Portmann

Ottfried Fischer
Ottfried Fischer

Agent Meier

Florian Martens
Florian Martens

Jochen Wüst

Heino Ferch
Heino Ferch

Representative

Claudia Wenzel
Claudia Wenzel

Secretary

Gunter Berger
Gunter Berger

Dentist

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    Erich Kasulke and Rudolf Portmann are comedian stars of the former GDR. When the Wall falls, so does their success. Portmann becomes a successful businessman, while Kasulke tries to continue working on the comedy circuit - without success. When his wife also cheats on him, he decides to start a new life in Berlin. There he quickly meets his old friend Portmann, who has built up a huge company. He offers him a job. But Erich puts the entire company in danger...

  • Release Date

    1992-04-09

  • Average

    4.3

  • Rating:

    2.1 starts
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  • Languages:

    Deutsch
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