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The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not. - From the Life of the Marionettes
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Title: From the Life of the Marionettes

Release Date: 8 Oct 1980

Runtime: 1h 44m

Genre: Drama

Director: Personafilm

Production Companies: Personafilm

Overview: Peter and Katarina are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman?

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Average Vote: 7.3 (106 votes)

Cast

  • Peter Egerman: Robert Atzorn
  • Katarina Egerman: Christine Buchegger
  • Mogensjensen: Martin Benrath
  • Katharina Krafft: Rita Russek
  • Cordelia Egerman: Lola Müthel
  • Tim Mandelbaum: Walter Schmidinger
  • Arthur Brenner: Heinz Bennent
  • Untersuchungsrichter: Karl Heinz Pelser
  • Frau Anders: Gaby Dohm
  • Portier: Toni Berger
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