Rotlicht!

1986

1h 30m

8.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

An advertising man, young, casual and a yuppie, stands up his girlfriend and suddenly finds himself relegated to the role of the fifth wheel, which seriously questions his self-esteem.

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Cast & Crew

7 members

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Uwe Ochsenknecht

Uwe Rühle

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Anouschka Renzi

Ariela

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Michaela Galli

Nora

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Yvonne Kupper

Frau Hartmann-Hartmann

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Thomas Hostettler

Werbekunde

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Léon Huber

Tagesschausprecher

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Ariane Pestalozzi

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