Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

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Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

2003

1h 35m

9.5(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

A series of poems.

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Cast & Crew

30 members

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Meret Becker

Actor - Sozusagen Grundlos Vergnügt

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David Bennent

Actor - Das Morgenlied

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Carmen Simone Birk

Actor - Alles

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Anna Böttcher

Actor - Nach Grauen Tagen

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Klaus Maria Brandauer

Actor - Der Schiffbrüchige

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Larry Gassman

Actor - Aus!

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John Gassman

Actor - Aus!

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Chiring Gurong

Actor - Alter Mann - Siehe Ich Wusste Es Sind

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Marcia Haydée

Actor - An Den Ritter Aus Gold

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Sham Lama Tulkur

Actor - Sohn - Siehe Ich Wusste Es Sind

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Luise Rainer

Actor - Gesang Der Geister Über Den Wassern

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Herman van Veen

Actor - Sophie

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Jürgen Vogel

Actor - Nach Grauen Tagen

Writing

Paul Celan

Speaker - Tenebrae

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Hannelore Elsner

Speaker - Aus!

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Herbert Fritsch

Speaker - Glauben Und Gestehen

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Claudia Geisler-Bading

Speaker - Der Sturm

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Richy Müller

Speaker - Ich Kann Dir Die Welt Nicht Zu Füssen Legen

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Elena Schmerberg-Davila

Speaker - Der Falter

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Lars Rudolph

Speaker - Ich Weiss Von Solchen

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Manfred Steffen

Speaker - Siehe Ich Wusste Es Sind

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Anna Thalbach

Speaker - Kleines Solo

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Isabel Tuengerthal

Speaker - Jedes Opfer Tötet Seinen Mörder

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Greta Schmerberg Davila

Actress - Der Sturm

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Manni Laudenbach

The Moon

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Jorinde Beckmann

Child's Voice - Sophie

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Ganden Chopel

Actor - Junger Lama - Siehe Ich Wusste Es Sind

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Chencho Gyatso

Actor - Alter Mann es Kind - Siehe Ich Wusste Es Sind

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Birgit Stein

Actor - Leader of the Women's Army

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Smudo

Actor - Leader of the Men's Army

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