''The Harpist'' is a 1997 British-German

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directed by

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and starring

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and

Stephen McGann Stephen Vincent McGann (born 2 February 1963) is a British actor, best known for portraying Dr Patrick Turner in the BBC One medical period drama series ''Call the Midwife''. He is one of a family of acting brothers, the others being Joe, Pau ...

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/ref> Its plot concerns a young German who travels to

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

to see an Irish

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whom he has become obsessed with. Its German title is ''Die Harfenspielerin''.

Partial cast

- Ferdinand Rupitsch *

- Henry Kennedy * B.J. Hogg - Vinz * John Kavanagh - Puder *

Colin Baker Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series '' The Brothers'' from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series '' Doctor ...

- Father Rupitsch *

Tim Hudson Timothy Adam Hudson (born July 14, 1975), nicknamed "Huddy" is an American former professional baseball pitcher of Major League Baseball (MLB). After spending his college years at Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Auburn University, Hud ...

- Otto *

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- Mrs. Brusis *

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- Mrs. Budde * Robert Beck - Thug

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* 1999 films German drama films 1999 drama films English-language German films British drama films 1990s British films 1990s German films {{1990s-Germany-film-stub