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Der Schnüffler

  • 1983
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Dieter Hallervorden in Der Schnüffler (1983)
Comedy

The harmless Berlin taxi driver Herbert Boeckmann has a bad day: Three mysterious gentlemen put him the corpse of Boris Stravinsky, a Russian economist, into the car. Unsuspecting Herbert br... Read allThe harmless Berlin taxi driver Herbert Boeckmann has a bad day: Three mysterious gentlemen put him the corpse of Boris Stravinsky, a Russian economist, into the car. Unsuspecting Herbert brings the "passenger" to East Berlin. There Boeckmann falls into the clutches of the KGB, w... Read allThe harmless Berlin taxi driver Herbert Boeckmann has a bad day: Three mysterious gentlemen put him the corpse of Boris Stravinsky, a Russian economist, into the car. Unsuspecting Herbert brings the "passenger" to East Berlin. There Boeckmann falls into the clutches of the KGB, who considers him a top agent of the CIA. As Herbert eventually returns to the western part... Read all

  • Director
    • Ottokar Runze
  • Writers
    • Christian Rateuke
    • Hartmann Schmige
  • Stars
    • Dieter Hallervorden
    • Catherine Alric
    • Tilo Prückner
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    487
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ottokar Runze
    • Writers
      • Christian Rateuke
      • Hartmann Schmige
    • Stars
      • Dieter Hallervorden
      • Catherine Alric
      • Tilo Prückner
    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Dieter Hallervorden
    Dieter Hallervorden
    • Herbert Böckmann
    Catherine Alric
    • Anna
    Tilo Prückner
    Tilo Prückner
    • Fred
    Anton Diffring
    Anton Diffring
    • Colonel Henderson
    Siegfried Wischnewski
    Siegfried Wischnewski
    • Colonel Protopopov
    Peter Kuiper
    Peter Kuiper
    • Dimitri
    Nikolaus Dutsch
    • Grosser Klaus
    Charles Regnier
    Charles Regnier
    • Mr. X
    Siegfried Kernen
    Siegfried Kernen
    • Professor Prätorius
    Joachim Wichmann
    Joachim Wichmann
    • Kommissar Runge
    Gustl Bayrhammer
    Gustl Bayrhammer
    • Herr Huber
    Martha Mödl
    • Frau Huber
    Hans Schellbach
    • Boris Stravinski
    Utz Richter
    Utz Richter
    • Major Mahlke
    Eddie Constantine
    Eddie Constantine
    • Gregori Ustinov
    Maximilian Rüthlein
    • Udo
    Hans-Joachim Grubel
    • Kurtchen
    Manfred Lehmann
    Manfred Lehmann
    • Jack
    • Director
      • Ottokar Runze
    • Writers
      • Christian Rateuke
      • Hartmann Schmige
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    4J. Steed

    TAKE A DEEP BREATH, IT IS ONE OF THOSE

    Another one of those failing Hallervorden vehicles. It is probably meant as a parody on West-East spy films (at least the design of the credits lets one think so), but the result is no more than a series of self-repeating, tedious and childish jokes. Hallervorden's character gets his strength from inhaling nail-varnish, something I also tried to sit this one out.

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    • Goofs
      Obvious dummies when the car (with Herbert and the Bavarian couple) crashes and a few moments later in the scene, where the gas station explodes.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dieter Hallervorden - Mit 70 hat man noch Träume! (2005)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 18, 1983 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Non Stop Trouble with Spies
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Universum Film (UFA)
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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