Late Show

1999 1h 51m DE

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 20

Comedy

Synopsis

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Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Thomas Gottschalk
Hannes Engel
Harald Schmidt
Conny Scheffer
Veronica Ferres
Maria Keller
Jasmin Tabatabai
Carla Sperling
Sabine Orléans
Rose
Dieter Pfaff
Mick Meyer
Olli Dittrich
Wollner
Otto Schenk
August Beer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Helmut Dietl
Writers: Helmut Dietl, Christoph Müller, Johannes Dräxler
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Helmut Dietl, shot by Gernot Roll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephan Zacharias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Inez Regnier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Thomas Gottschalk and Harald Schmidt and Veronica Ferres carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0188027 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Helmut Dietl directs. Gernot Roll behind the camera. Stephan Zacharias scores. Inez Regnier cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Helmut Dietl, shot by Gernot Roll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Stephan Zacharias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Inez Regnier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Thomas Gottschalk and Harald Schmidt and Veronica Ferres carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0188027 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.