''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 was also 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 ''David (1979 film), David'' directed by Peter Lilienthal.
The retrospective was dedicated to Italian actor Rudolph Valentino ...
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Cast
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Walter Kohut - 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 - 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 Gà ...
- Kassbach's friend
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Heinz Petters
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- 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 26 January 1927) is an Austrian actress and stage director. Since 1948, she had appeared in more than 75 films and TV productions.
Life
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- Liesi's mother
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Maria Engelstorfer
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- Kassbach's mother
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Heinrich Strobele Heinrich may refer to:
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- 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
German-language drama films
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