Schtonk!

Society/History, Germany 1992

Even as a boy in bombed-out Berlin, Fritz Knobel discovers how to do good business with the gullible: He sells memorabilia to GI guides, which are of course fabricated by himself. Little Fritz becomes the art and antiques dealer “Prof. Dr. Knobel”, who works on forgeries of all kinds, but is unable to capitalize on them. When Knobel meets the money-hungry reporter Hermann Willi, fate takes its course: Knobel has just produced a secret diary of the Führer. Willi senses a global sensation. When the two present the Hitler diaries to the public, Willi sees himself at the height of his career...
111 min
HD
FSK 6
Audio language:
German

Awards

Guild of German Art House Theatres 1993 Guild Film Award in Gold
German Film Awards 1992 Outstanding Feature Film Best Direction
Tokyo International Film Festival 1992 Best Screenplay

More information

Director:

Helmut Dietl

Sound Design:

Hubert Bartholomae

Cast:

Götz George (Hermann Willié)

Uwe Ochsenknecht (Fritz Knobel)

Christiane Hörbiger (Freya von Hepp)

Rolf Hoppe (Karl Lentz)

Dagmar Manzel (Biggi)

Veronica Ferres (Martha)

Ulrich Mühe (Dr. Wieland)

Martin Benrath (Uwe Esser)

Hermann Lause (Kurt Glück)

Karl Schönböck (August Strasser)

Rosemarie Fendel (Karl Lentz's Wife)

Harald Juhnke (Pit Kummer)

Original title:

Schtonk!

Original language:

German

Format:

1:2.35 HD, Color with partial B/W

Age rating:

FSK 6

Audio language:

German