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Otto - The Movie
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Otto - The Movie

1985-07-19 · 85 min · ★ 6.5

Comedy

East Friesian Otto moves to the big city Hamburg. There he gets into trouble with a loan shark and needs to find a way to impress his love interest Silvia.

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Directors
Otto Waalkes, Xaver Schwarzenberger
Production companies
ZDF, Rialto Film, Rüssel Video & Audio, Taurus Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Otto WaalkesOtto WaalkesOtto / Otto's Father (voice) / Otto's Mother (voice) / Mr. Astrid (voice)
Elisabeth WiedemannElisabeth WiedemannConsul Von Kohlen und Reibach
Sky du MontSky du MontErnesto
Jessika CardinahlJessika CardinahlSilvia von Kohlen und Reibach
Peter KuiperShark
Andreas MannkopffHaenlein
Gottfried JohnGottfried JohnSonnemann
Karl LieffenKarl LieffenFlopmann
Tilly LauensteinTilly LauensteinDame
Karl SchönböckKarl SchönböckBodo Fürst Marckbiss
Johannes HeestersJohannes HeestersClochard
Herbert WeißbachInterrupter at Retirement Home
Lutz MackensyLutz MackensyCustomer
Günther KaufmannGünther KaufmannAmerican Soldier
Eberhard FeikEberhard FeikKoch
Eric VaessenJean
Erich BarErich BarWerner
H.H. JochmannGeneral Stössner
Hans NitschkeWorker
Karl-Ulrich MevesBank Accountant

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