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The Story Teller

Aug 26, 1989 · 1h 35m
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Thriller

PLOT

In this mystery/thriller based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith, Nico Thomkins (Udo Schenk), a writer, and his wife Helen (Anke Sevenich) are in the habit of playing games with one another. Even while they are breaking up, they are sufficiently in tune with one another to continue this practice. When the writer's wife takes off without leaving a note behind, people begin to suspect that he may have murdered her, and he plays along with this notion to the point of planting clues which would incriminate him. Obviously, no one with a shred of common sense would do such a thing, and these tricks get him into trouble. However, his troubles don't really begin until he starts to search for her in earnest.

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CAST

Udo Schenk
Nico Thomkins
Anke Sevenich
Helen Thomkins
Christine Kaufmann
Clara Lilienthal
Hans-Michael Rehberg
Herr Jensen
Gunnar Möller
Kommissar
Peter Sattmann
Eduard Hanstock
Rüdiger Wandel
Alex Hanson
Jale Arıkan
Ivy
Directed by Rainer Boldt

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Status
Released
Original language
DE
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Production
Common Film Produktion, Ula Stöckl Filmproduktion, Sender Freies Berlin
Country
DE
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