Der Stich des Skorpion

2004 1h 30m DE

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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Wolfgang Stein spends years in Bautzen prison for attempting to flee the republic. He was ransomed by the West German government in 1971 and ended up in a reception camp in Unna. There he falls in love with a nurse, Anne, with whom he soon moves in together, who becomes pregnant by him and whom he soon marries. One day, an old friend, Dieter Michaelis, a fellow prisoner from Bautzen, comes to the reception center and asks Stein to work as an escape helper for his brother-in-law living in the GDR.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jörg Schüttauf
Wolfgang Stein
Martina Gedeck
Anne Stein
Matthias Brandt
Volker Erler
Matthias Brenner
Dieter Michaelis
Ulrike Krumbiegel
Maria Michaelis
Hannes Jaenicke
Sebastian Krüger
Martin Brambach
Jürgen Bungert
Christian Grashof
Manfred Landowski

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephan Wagner
Writers: Holger Karsten Schmidt
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stephan Wagner 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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Jörg Schüttauf and Martina Gedeck and Matthias Brandt carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0441798 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Stephan Wagner directs. Stephan Wagner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Stephan Wagner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jörg Schüttauf and Martina Gedeck and Matthias Brandt carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0441798 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.