

The Great Runaway
1979-09-30 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.5
A miniseries about a pair of teenagers living in a slum at the fringes of Berlin. Alcoholism, prostitution, and violence are just a few of the themes of the three movies.
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- Creators
- Leonie Ossowski
- Production companies
- Ziegler Film
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Richy MüllerRichy
Jochen SchroederSchocker
Hanna SchygullaFrau Piesch
Günter LamprechtHerr Piesch
Gottfried JohnHerr Adam
Rainer HunoldHamburger
Guido GagliardiMario
Franciszek PieczkaHerr Warga
Renate KüsterFrau Grün
Ernst Jacobi
Hans Peter Korff
Hermann LauseSchwuler Mann
Erika SkrotzkiFreundin von Herr Piesch
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