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The Terrible Threesome
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The Terrible Threesome

1991-12-12 · 79 min · ★ 7.3

Drama

Black comedy about a lucrative business. Grandmother, mother and daughter live together in a love-hate-relationship and run their business with divided responsibilities: via marriage ads they are looking for candidates. It’s the daughter that gets dressed and styled according to the new mission: no matter if vamp or tree-hugger she twists the men around her little finger until they clear their accounts from all the savings. The money ends up in coffee tins stored in grandma’s fridge. But where do the men end up when they discover the secret of the trio?

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Directors
Hermine Huntgeburth
Production companies
Josefine Filmproduktion, Hamburger Filmbüro
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Barbara AuerBarbara AuerMaria Grund
Karin BaalKarin BaalGertrud Grund
Ruth HellbergRuth HellbergEmmi Grund
Edgar SelgeEdgar SelgeWerner Hennes
Burghart KlaußnerBurghart KlaußnerHausbesitzer
Donata HöfferDonata HöfferFreundin
Günter LüdkeGünter Lüdke
Alfred Rücker

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