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Carnations in Aspic
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Carnations in Aspic

1976-09-24 · 95 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy

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.

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Directors
Günter Reisch
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Armin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-StahlWolfgang Schmidt
Helga SasseCilly
Erik S. KleinErik S. KleinSiegfried Huster
Helga GöringHelga GöringKollegin Kühn
Herbert KöferHerbert KöferDietmar Freiherr von Fredersdorff-Lützenheim
Eva-Maria HagenEva-Maria HagenHelene
Edwin MarianEdwin MarianBernie
Traute SenseTraute SenseFrau
Horst PapkeMann
Horst RehbergHorst RehbergMann
Norbert ChristianNorbert ChristianPsychiater
Winfried GlatzederWinfried GlatzederDr. Jonas
Eberhard CohrsEberhard Kurz
Jürgen ZartmannJürgen ZartmannOberwachmeister Schwankauz
Lutz StückrathLutz StückrathBleurop Mitarbeiter
Brigitte KrauseBrigitte KrauseKritikerin
Erich MirekLeiter der Kommission
Barbara AdolphAußenhändler
Reinhard LakomyReinhard LakomySänger
Günter SchubertGünter SchubertIngenieur

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