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A Man Arrived in August
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A Man Arrived in August

1977-03-20 · 25 min / episode · Not rated

Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Family

A travelling showman and his troupe arrive in a town and rid it of a rat infestation (which he presumably caused himself). When they refuse to pay his promised reward—to stay free of charge—he punishes the citizens by turning the water red and making time disappear.

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Creators
Justus Pfaue
Production companies
ZDF, FBT (DE)
Countries
Germany
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Günther StollGünther StollIglody
Roman FromlowitzStudienrat Konrad Laban
Karin HardtCharlotte Tippner
Renate ReicheLisbeth Laban
Hildegard WenschÄnne Konopka
Gert BurkardGert BurkardStadtverordneter Klose
Hela GruelHela GruelLederhexe
Heinz LievenHeinz LievenPolizist
Katja LüdenbachBibliothekarin Fräulein Mäusel
Günter MeisnerGünter MeisnerOberinspektor Krieg
Hanitra RasoarivonySonja
Herbert RüdigerGlaser
Jordan KornfeldMaurus Laban
Maximilian WiggerMaximilian WiggerRudi Konopka
Hjalmar HengstmannKatzenjunge
Horst SchönNarrator (voice) (uncredited)

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