(Der Tangospieler)

Content: Winter 1968. Historian Dr. Dallow is released from prison. He is still trying to cope with and understand why he was put behind bars for 21 months for defamation of the state. His supposed "crime:" for five minutes he accompanied a cabaret chanson on the piano. The film shows what "ordinary socialism" was like, letting the audience feel the threat under which the people in the GDR had to live over many years.

Countries:

East Germany

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

96 minutes

Year:

1991

Directors:

Roland Gräf

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Production companies:

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Actors:

Hans-Peter Dallow

Elke

Dr. Berger

Roessler

Schulze

Crews:

Director

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Editor

Production Design