Day Thieves

1985 1h 40m DE

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4.0

SKIP

★4.0TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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A trio takes shelter in a friend's apartment while he is away for awhile. One of the trio is Lola who teaches French on the side, maintains an out-of-sight hairstyle, and has a 10-year-old son. Another of the trio is a homosexual who supports himself by playing his flute on the street or reading to elderly women. The last friend in the group is Max, whose parents are sending him steady installments of cash to pay for non-existent studies; it seems Max is a writer waiting for inspiration to hit. In the meantime, he and Lola are an item.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rudolf Nadler
Max
Dina Leipzig
Lola
Lutz Deisinger
Laurids
Mateusz Hornung
Lutz Ehrlich
Rainer Laupichler
Musiker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marcel Gisler
Writers: Marcel Gisler
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marcel Gisler, shot by Rüdiger Weiss. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Rudolf Nadler and Dina Leipzig and Lutz Deisinger carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0094099 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Marcel Gisler directs. Rüdiger Weiss behind the camera. Marcel Gisler scores. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Marcel Gisler, shot by Rüdiger Weiss. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marcel Gisler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Rudolf Nadler and Dina Leipzig and Lutz Deisinger carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0094099 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.