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Sommergäste

Sommergäste

1976Movie⏱️ 1h 55m
Drama
7.4
IMDB Rating
70 votes

A group of people from the wealthy middle class in endless quasi intellectual quarrels and discussions trying to find some meaning in their comfortable and indolent life.

Director
Peter Stein
Writers
Maxim Gorky, Botho Strauß
Stars
Wolf Redl, Edith Clever, Ilse Ritter
Release Date
January 29, 1976
Language
German
Country
West Germany
💬 2
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Wolf Redl
as Sergej Basov
Edith Clever
Edith Clever
as Varvara Basova - Sergej's wife
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Ilse Ritter
as Kalerija Basova - Sergej's sister
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Michael König
as Vlas Chernov - Varvara's brother
Jutta Lampe
Jutta Lampe
as Marija Lvovna
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
as Jakov Shalimov
Otto Sander
Otto Sander
as Pjotr Suslov
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Elke Petri
as Julija Suslova
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Werner Rehm
as Kirill Dudakov
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Sabine Andreas
as Olga Dudakova

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Berlin, Germany
Production
Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion, Schaubühne am Halleschen Ufer, Sender Freies Berlin (SFB)

🏷️ Keywords

classone word titleforeign language adaptationman wears glassesrural setting

🎯 Categories

GermanDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Remarkable play, fascinating cinema
by JuguAbraham2003-01-07
8/10

"This is an unusual film. This is a German film of a Russian play by Maxim Gorky a play better known by the name "Summerfolk" written in 1903. The unusual bit is that few West German filmmakers would venture to adapt Leftist literature in 1975 and this film was one such rare venture. Even the IMDB does not list the writing credit as that of Gorky. It mentions the name Botho Strauss who adapted the play for the screen. If you are familiar with German cinema of the Seventies, this film brings together a delightful ensemble of the finest actors of the decade led by Bruno Ganz and Jutta..."

📖 Synopsis

A group of people from the wealthy middle class in endless quasi intellectual quarrels and discussions trying to find some meaning in their comfortable and indolent life.