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Der Tote bin ich (1979)

Der Tote bin ich

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1h 43m

Drama, Thriller

September 25th, 1979

6.3/10

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Synopsis

A teacher about to start his first position moves into a well-worn apartment with a mysterious, locked room. He realizes someone else is using the place: A young woman claiming the previous tenant allowed her to stay as she pleases. An official letter expresses doubts about his loyalty to the German constitution and summons him to explain his political stance in an interview prior to beginning teaching. The teacher suspects he's being spied on: People in the neighborhood act suspicious. He breaks open the locked room and is surprised to find it empty. A newspaper article about terrorist bearing an uncanny resemblance to the teacher makes him conclude he's mistaken for the terrorist who has died. The movie's title refers to the supposed mistaken identity: "That dead man is me". He finds the previous tenant in the apartment removing a large sum of cash hidden in the empty room. In the end he joins this man on a trip in his convertible.

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Cast

Marius Müller-Westernhagen
Stefan Schröder
Christiane Lemm
Helga
Anne Bennent
Sylvia
Joachim Dietmar Mues
Herr Lenz
Karl-Heinz Merz
Herr Ebel
Elisabeth Wiedemann
Frau Ebel
Grete Wurm
Lisa
Werner Eichhorn
Unterschriftensammler
Maria Krasna
Hedwig
Josef Fröhlich
Schulrat
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Directors

Alexander von Eschwege
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Producers

Alexander Wesemann
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Writers

Gert Loschütz
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Keywords

surprise ending
teacher
telephone
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Country of Origin

Germany

Languages

German

Release Dates

September 25th, 1979
September 26th, 1979 (Germany)
September 25th, 1979 (Germany) theatrical

Alternative Titles

Der Tote bin ich (original title)
Der Tote bin ich (Germany)

Running Times

103 min (Germany)

Production Companies

Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
WDR

Distribution Companies

Pidax Film (Germany)

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