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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Happy End
1999 0h 12m DE
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 1
Comedy
Synopsis
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You live and spend your time, but what remains is the question posed by the coffin maker: pine or mahogany? In the case of the deceased aunt, the answer is clear in the opinion of the almost bankrupt gravedigger: the appropriate coffin is one made of mahogany with silver fittings, which the deceased tried on during her lifetime.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Erwin Leder
Sargtischler
Christian Brückner
Gerichtsvollzieher
Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann
Herbert
Heike Reichenwallner
Frau von Herbert
Gunnar Teuber
Onkel mit Telefon
Charlotte Algermissen
John Kevin Gold
Kucki Mertens
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jochen Alexander Freydank
- Writers
- Jochen Alexander Freydank, Uwe Gröschel
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jochen Alexander Freydank directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Erwin Leder and Christian Brückner and Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0201639 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 12 min · 0h 12m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- IMDB
- Happy End (1999)
Also by
Jochen Alexander Freydank
Key crew
- MusicIngo Ludwig Frenzel
- CinematographyMichael Mieke
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1999-01-01
