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The Story Teller

8.019891h 35mMovieThriller

In this mystery/thriller based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith, Nico Thomkins (Udo Schenk), a writer, and his wife Helen (Anke Sevenich) are in the habit of playing games with one another. Even while they are breaking up, they are…

DirectorRainer Boldt
WritersDorothea Neukirchen·Hans Kwiet
ProducersWilbur Stark·Helmut Wietz

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Cast · Directed by Rainer Boldt

USUdo Schenk
Udo Schenk
Nico Thomkins
ASAnke Sevenich
Anke Sevenich
Helen Thomkins
CKChristine Kaufmann
Christine Kaufmann
Clara Lilienthal
HRHans-Michael Rehberg
Hans-Michael Rehberg
Herr Jensen
GMGunnar Möller
Gunnar Möller
Kommissar
PSPeter Sattmann
Peter Sattmann
Eduard Hanstock
RW
Rüdiger Wandel
Alex Hanson
JAJale Arıkan
Jale Arıkan
Ivy
GWGustav Peter Wöhler
Gustav Peter Wöhler
Dr. Tamiroff
CR
Christiane Reiff
Monica Hanson
CH
Christina Horn
AR
Alfred Raschke

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The Story Teller — streaming FAQ

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The Story Teller isn't streaming anywhere in Australia yet.

Is The Story Teller on Netflix?

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The Story Teller hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 14, 1989. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.