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Ein Mord liegt auf der Hand

1983-05-17 · 89 min · ★ 10.0

Crime · TV Movie · Comedy

What good is having a title of nobility if you're practically broke? Count Carl-Enno zu Wutzbach therefore comes up with the idea of marrying off his daughter Sylvia. He has chosen brewery owner Oscar Betzel as her husband. But then a fortune teller makes him an eerie prediction: he will commit murder!

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Directors
Ralf Gregan
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Countries
Germany
Status
Released

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Uwe FriedrichsenUwe FriedrichsenCarl-Enno Graf zu Wutzbach
Brigitte HorneyBrigitte HorneyClementine Fürstin zu Welseck
Harald LeipnitzHarald LeipnitzErik Erasmus
Rudolf PlatteRudolf PlatteWenzel
Ursula HeyerSchwester Alexandra
Rainer BrandtRainer BrandtSchwager Magnus
Ulrich BeigerUlrich BeigerVetter Alfred
Peter SchiffPeter SchiffPriest
Gabi HeineckeSylvia Betzel
Arnold MarquisArnold MarquisOscar Betzel
Gundula PetrovskaGundula PetrovskaVanessa

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