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Cast

Michael Schweiger

Michael Schweiger

Pepe Schikowski

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Schikowski

Vadim Glowna

Vadim Glowna

Max Schneider

Rolf Zacher

Rolf Zacher

Willy

Hans Brenner

Hans Brenner

Reporter

Doris Dörrie

Doris Dörrie

Clara

Claus-Dieter Reents

Claus-Dieter Reents

Schrotthändler

Crew

Reinhard Hauff

Reinhard Hauff

Director

Eberhard Junkersdorf

Eberhard Junkersdorf

Producer

Klaus Doldinger

Klaus Doldinger

Music

Stefanie Wilke

Stefanie Wilke

Editor

Reinhard Hauff

Reinhard Hauff

Writer

Christel Buschmann

Christel Buschmann

Writer

Frank Brühne

Frank Brühne

Director of Photography

Gerhard Birkholz

Gerhard Birkholz

Sound

Winfried Hennig

Winfried Hennig

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The Leading Man

19770.0 / 1091 min
Comedy, Drama

Overview

Pepe is 15. His life in social misery changes completely when he is chosen as the main character of a film production. Shot on location where he lives with his primitive, brutal and authoritarian father, a pig farmer.