The Super

The Super

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The Super

1985

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Overview

Scuggs, the utterly unpleasant super of a Bronx tenement is driven to desperate measures by an innocent-appearing, but manipulative 11 year-old girl. Based on the graphic novel by American Master Will Eisner, Meinecke combines larger-than-life characters, borrows from the traditions of melodrama and applies a visual language derived from German Expressionists to create a haunting tale, that won particular favor with New York critics.

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4 featured cast members

Starring

Erich Bar

Erich Bar

Scuggs

Natalia Bitnar

Rosy

Eva Maria Meineke

Eva Maria Meineke

Mrs. Farfell

Horst Pasderski

Mr. Levinsky

Creative team

Directed by: Tobias Meinecke

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