

Day of the Idiots
1981-10-31 · 110 min · ★ 5.8
A woman experiences psychic disintegration and ends up in a psychiatric hospital.
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- Directors
- Werner Schroeter
- Production companies
- Oko-Film, BR
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Carole BouquetCarole
Ingrid CavenDr. Laura
Christine KaufmannRuth
Ida Di BenedettoElisabeth
Carola RegnierNinon
Marie-Luise MarjanMarjan
Magdalena MontezumaZigeunerin
Mostefa DjadjamAlexander
Dana Medřická
Fritz Schediwy
Jana Plichtová
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