
Nacht der Gaukler
1996-11-07 · 96 min · ★ 7.0
Klaus Koska is the only witness to an assassination - but after he reports his observations to the authorities, he is suddenly the hunted after instead.
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- Directors
- Michael Steiner, Pascal Walder
- Production companies
- Kontraproduktion AG
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Status
- Released
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Pascal UlliKlaus Koska
Alexander SeibtHerr Schmidt
Christoph KünzlerBeamterTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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