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Schtonk!
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Schtonk!

1992-03-12 · 115 min · ★ 6.9

Comedy · History

Schtonk! is a farce of the actual events of 1983, when Germany's Stern magazine published, with great fanfare, 60 volumes of the alleged diaries of Adolf Hitler – which two weeks later turned out to be entirely fake. Fritz Knobel (based on real-life forger Konrad Kujau) supports himself by faking and selling Nazi memorabilia. When Knobel writes and sells a volume of Hitler's (nonexistent) diaries, he thinks it's just another job. When sleazy journalist Hermann Willié learns of the diaries, however, he quickly realizes their potential value... and Knobel is quickly in over his head. As the pressure builds and Knobel is forced to deliver more and more volumes of the fake diaries, he finds himself acting increasingly like the man whose life he is rewriting. The film is a romping and hilarious satire, poking fun not only at the events and characters involved in the hoax (who are only thinly disguised in the film), but at the discomfort Germany has with its difficult past.

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Directors
Helmut Dietl
Production companies
Bavaria Film, WDR
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Götz GeorgeGötz GeorgeHermann Willié
Uwe OchsenknechtUwe OchsenknechtFritz Knobel
Christiane HörbigerChristiane HörbigerFreya von Hepp
Harald JuhnkeHarald JuhnkePit Kummer
Ulrich MüheUlrich MüheDr. Wieland
Rolf HoppeRolf HoppeKarl Lentz
Dagmar ManzelDagmar ManzelBiggi
Veronica FerresVeronica FerresMartha
Hermann LauseHermann LauseKurt Glück
Martin BenrathMartin BenrathUwe Esser
Georg MarischkaGeorg MarischkaVon Klantz
Karl SchönböckKarl SchönböckAugust Strasser
Rosemarie FendelRosemarie FendelKarl Lentz's Wife
Wolfgang MengeWolfgang MengeGerman Graphologist
Hark BohmHark BohmPriest
Willy HarlanderWilly HarlanderBavarian Border Official
Thomas HoltzmannThomas HoltzmannCornelius
Hans-Joachim HegewaldSchuback
Peter RoggischObersturmbandführer
Günter JunghansGünter JunghansEast German Police Officer

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