Der Job seines Lebens

2003 1h 30m DE

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 7

Comedy

Synopsis

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Externally, they could be twins. But really only outwardly: the unemployed, disillusioned toolmaker Erwin Strunz and the dynamic, power-infested Prime Minister Uwe Achimsen. There's the inevitable confusion - and everyone thinks Erwin is for Prime Minister Achimsen. Rainer Kaufmann staged the fast-paced confusion comedy with Wolfgang Stumph, Katja Riemann and Katharina Thalbach in the leading roles.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wolfgang Stumph
Erwin Strunz / Uwe Achimsen
Katharina Thalbach
Erika Strunz
Katja Riemann
Heide Achimsen
Ingeborg Westphal
Uschi Paschke
Ulrike Krumbiegel
Assistentin
Devid Striesow
Referent Delbrück
Stephanie Stumph
Heike Achimsen
Lutz Blochberger
Arbeitsloser

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rainer Kaufmann
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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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Der Job seines Lebens Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Wolfgang Stumph and Katharina Thalbach and Katja Riemann carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0362781 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Rainer Kaufmann directs. 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 23 years ago.
3Part of the "Der Job seines Lebens Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Wolfgang Stumph and Katharina Thalbach and Katja Riemann carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0362781 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.