Overview
A commercial artist with a lisp chooses silence, unexpectedly propelling his career. His perceived innovation leads to rapid advancement in an ad agency. Mueller-Stahl shines in this biting critique of East German workplace culture.
Fun facts
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Filming locations
Filmed in Berlin
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Music
Music by Reinhard Lakomy
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Günter Haubold
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Günter ReischScreenplay
- Kurt BelickeScreenplay
- Original title
- Nelken in Aspik
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 24, 1976
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- East Germany
Production
Cast
Armin Mueller-StahlWolfgang Schmidt- Helga SasseCilly
Erik S. KleinSiegfried Huster
Helga GöringKollegin Kühn
Herbert KöferDietmar Freiherr von Fredersdorff-Lützenheim
Eva-Maria HagenHelene
Edwin MarianBernie
Traute SenseFrau- Horst PapkeMann
Horst RehbergMann
Norbert ChristianPsychiater
Winfried GlatzederDr. Jonas- Eberhard CohrsEberhard Kurz
Jürgen ZartmannOberwachmeister Schwankauz
Lutz StückrathBleurop Mitarbeiter
Brigitte KrauseKritikerin- Erich MirekLeiter der Kommission
- Barbara AdolphAußenhändler
Reinhard LakomySänger
Günter SchubertIngenieur
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