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RUNTIME
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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Der Bestseller - Wiener Blut
2004 1h 28m DE
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MASTERPIECE
★8.5TMDB · 2
CrimeComedy
Synopsis
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Just when bestselling author Leo Leitner was awarded an Austrian literary prize, a mysterious death overshadowed the pompous event. His host Hofrat Lassnig-Schiele may have a hand in it. Charming and funny 'Vienna' episode of the successful crime series! Crime author Leo Leitner is surprisingly awarded the Leo Perutz Prize in Vienna. He reluctantly follows his publisher to the Austrian capital, where he is welcomed by the Viennese society. A tragic incident occurs during the awards ceremony. Burgtheater actor Staberny is found dead in the toilet, presumably suicide. Leo's criminal instinct is awakened. Of course he believes in murder.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ottfried Fischer
Leo Leitner
Rita Russek
Alexandra von Böhme
Gudrun Landgrebe
Dagmar Lassnig-Schiele
Friedrich von Thun
Hofrat Lassnig-Schiele
Johannes Silberschneider
Kommissar Aron Schönberg
Gesine Cukrowski
Paula 'Pipsi' Bartok
Marozsán Erika
Blumenmädchen Lena
Ulrich Reinthaller
Anton Beer-Hartmann
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dirk Regel
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany, Austria
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The take
Dirk Regel directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Austria. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 22 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Germany, Austria.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Ottfried Fischer and Rita Russek and Gudrun Landgrebe carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0435606 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 88 min · 1h 28m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Dirk Regel
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-02-04
