

Allmen and the Dragonflies
2016-06-25 · 88 min · ★ 6.8
Generosity, weakness for expensive pleasures and ruin is a combination that does not bode well. Johann Friedrich von Allmen was a man with a taste for women and the expensive pleasures of life. Unfortunately, his luck has run out, but now a new opportunity presents itself.
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- Directors
- Thomas Berger
- Production companies
- UFA Fiction, Hugofilm, MIA Film
- Countries
- Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Heino FerchJohann Friedrich von Allmen
Samuel FinziCarlos
Ben BeckerTerry Werenbusch
Peter KurthDörig
Gustav Peter WöhlerJack Tanner
Hanns ZischlerHirt Senior
Jürgen SchornagelWerenbusch Senior
Werner BiermeierBus driver Brändli
Justus CarrièreTailor
Robin SondermannShapora
Andrea ZoggDirector Grandhotel
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