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Kassbach - Ein Portrait

Kassbach - Ein Portrait

Kassbach is no monster, he is terribly normal.

Genres

Drama

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Viennese vegetable merchant Karl Kassbach becomes a member of a right-wing extremist organization, which plans numerous attacks on democratic institutions and journalists. The film attempts to portray a realistic and detail-oriented study of the mind of the "Kleinbürger", trapped between the fringes of the lower and middle-classes.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

30 March 1979

Country

Austria

Cast

Walter Kohut

Walter Kohut

Karl Kassbach

Immy Schell

Immy Schell

Wife

Maria Engelstorfer

Maria Engelstorfer

Mother

Franz Buchrieser

Franz Buchrieser

Friend

Hanno Pöschl

Hanno Pöschl

Friend

Erni Mangold

Erni Mangold

Liesi's mother

Konrad Becker

Konrad Becker

Son

Monika Schöpfer

Monika Schöpfer

Liesi

Hans Kraemmer

Hans Kraemmer

friend

Franz Novotny

Franz Novotny

suitor

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