''Anton the Magician'' (german: Anton der Zauberer) is a 1978 East German

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Günter Reisch Günter Reisch (24 November 1927 – 24 February 2014) was a German film director and screenwriter. He served in the German Army during the last stage of World War II. On 20 April 1944 he became a member of the Nazi Party. After his release from a ...

. It was entered into the

11th Moscow International Film Festival The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film '' Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film '' Siete días de enero'' directed ...

where

Ulrich Thein Ulrich Thein (7 April 1930 – 21 June 1995) was a German actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1953 and 1995. He won the award for Best Actor at the 11th Moscow International F ...

won the award for Best Actor.

Cast

as Anton *

Anna Dymna Anna Dymna (née Dziadyk ) (born 20 July 1951) is a Polish TV, film and theatre actress. Foundress of a charity foundation Mimo Wszystko (Against the Odds). Career Anna Dymna intended to study psychology before she decided to take an entrance ex ...

as Liesel *

Erwin Geschonneck Erwin Geschonneck (27 December 1906 – 12 March 2008) was a German actor. His biggest success occurred in the German Democratic Republic, where he was considered one of the most famous actors of the time. Early life Geschonneck was born in Bart ...

as Vater Grubske *

Barbara Dittus Barbara Dittus (11 July 1939 – 25 June 2001) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than ninety films from 1959 to 2001. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dittus, Barbara 1939 births 2001 death ...

as Sabine * Marina Krogull as Ilie * Erik S. Klein as Schröder *

Marianne Wünscher Marianne () has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Marianne is displayed in ...

as Rechtsanwältin *

Jessy Rameik Jessy may refer to: Given name *Jessy Bulbo (born 1974), Mexican singer-songwriter * Jessy Chahal, celebrity in Malaysia *Jessy De Smet (born 1976), Belgian dance music singer *Jessy Dixon (1938–2011), American gospel music singer, songwriter, ...

as Bürgermeisterin *

Ralph Borgwardt Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

as Leiter der Haftanstalt *

Gerry Wolff Gerry Wolff (23 June 1920 – 16 February 2005) was a German actor. He was born in Bremen (city), Bremen, Germany and died in Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Bärenburger Schnurre'' (1957) * ''Naked among Wolves (f ...

as Oberwachtmeister *

Werner Godemann Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...

as Franz Rostig *

Grigore Grigoriu Grigore Grigoriu (4 April 1941 – 20 December 2003) was an actor from the Republic of Moldova, known especially for interpreting the role of horse thief Luiku Zobar from the movie ''"Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven" ''(1975). Biography Grigor ...

as Sergeant (as Grigori Grigoriu) * Dezsö Garas as Istvan

References

External links

* 1978 films 1978 comedy films East German films German comedy films 1970s German-language films Films directed by Günter Reisch 1970s German films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub