''Kassbach – Ein Porträt'' is a 1979
Austria
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drama film
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directed by
Peter Patzak
Peter Patzak (2 January 1945 – 11 March 2021) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed 60 films from 1973 to 2021. His film ''Kassbach – Ein Porträt'' was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival and his f ...
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Walter Kohut plays the title role. Kohut embodies "the eponymous neo-Nazi 'hero,' a Viennese philistine and petit bourgeois par excellence borne of dull racism."
[Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films; vol. 4, p. 436. Berlin 2001] The story is based on the novel "Kassbach oder das allgemeine Interesse am Meerschweinchen" (Kassbach or the General Interest in Guinea Pigs) by Helmut Zenker, who had also been involved in the screenplay.
The film was entered into the
29th Berlin International Film Festival
The 29th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February – 3 March 1979. The Golden Bear was awarded to the West German film ''David'' directed by Peter Lilienthal.
Michael Cimino's ''The Deer Hunter'' was surrounded by controver ...
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Cast
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Walter Kohut
Walter Kohut (20 November 1927 – 18 May 1980) was an Austrian film, television and theatre actor.
He appeared in many Austrian and German films over a 30-year period and became known for playing shady characters. He became known internationally ...
- Karl Kassbach
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Immy Schell - Kassbach's wife
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Konrad Becker - Kassbach's son
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Walter Davy
Walter may refer to:
People
* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
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- Head of the Initiative
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Franz Buchrieser - Kassbach's friend
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Hanno Pöschl
Hanno Pöschl (born 2 July 1949 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian actor.
Pöschl has enjoyed a long and prolific career working with directors Maximilian Schell, Peter Patzak, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Paulus Manker, Richard Linklater, and G ...
- Kassbach's friend
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Heinz Petters - Post office clerk
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Ulrich Baumgartner - Anwerber
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Erni Mangold
Erni Mangold (sometimes ''Ernie'' or ''Erna;'' born as Erna Goldmann on 25 January 1927) is an Austrian actress and stage director. Since 1948, she had appeared in more than 75 films and TV productions.
Life
Goldmann was born into a family of ar ...
- Liesi's mother
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Maria Engelstorfer - Kassbach's mother
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Heinrich Strobele - Kassbach's colleague
References
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1979 films
1979 drama films
1970s German-language films
Austrian drama films
Films directed by Peter Patzak
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