Is was, Kanzler? (1984)

10.0/10 93 min Comedy

Overview

October 1982: The entire German political scene is corrupt, the German government a puppet of the USA. To play it safe, the CIA replaces German politicians with compliant doubles. When the chancellor's doppelganger, of all people, is to be taken out of circulation, the secret service accidentally kills the real chancellor, who is floating dead in the swimming pool. Agent Erwin of the Federal Criminal Police Office is assigned to solve the case...

Cast

Constanze Engelbrecht

Rosi

Tommi Piper

Erwin

Günter Lamprecht

Boss

Klaus Höhne

Ehrlichmann

Karl-Heinz Vosgerau

Igelburger

Gert Haucke

Mr. Hillermann

Günther Ungeheuer

American General

Rainer Basedow

Detective

Elisabeth Wiedemann

Mrs. Hillermann

Dieter Hallervorden

Cabaret Artist

Dieter Hildebrandt

Friedrich Nowottny

Wolfgang Neuss

President Annemarie Renger

Konstantin Wecker

Street Musician Konstantin Wecker

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Self (archive footage)

Helmut Kohl

Self (archive footage)

Franz Josef Strauß

Self (archive footage)

Traugott Buhre

Jochen Kolenda

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