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Der Idiot

20064h 38mMovieDrama

Unites grotesque elements, tempo, quiet dream sequences, the thrill of a detective story, but above all, he manages to capture the temperature of an actor ensemble that throws itself into the world of Dostoyevsky with immense pleasure and passion.

DirectorFrank Castorf
WriterFrank Castorf

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Cast · Directed by Frank Castorf

MWMartin Wuttke
Martin Wuttke
Myschkin
BSBernhard Schütz
Bernhard Schütz
Rogoschin
JSJeanette Spassova
Jeanette Spassova
Nastassja Filippowna
SRSophie Rois
Sophie Rois
Lisaweta Prokofjewna Jepantschina
CWCordelia Wege
Cordelia Wege
Aglaja Iwanowna
UVUlrich Voß
Ulrich Voß
Afanassij Iwanowitsch Tozkij
JTJoachim Tomaschewsky
Joachim Tomaschewsky
Iwan Fjodorowitsch Jepantschin
IPIrina Potapenko
Irina Potapenko
Adelaida Iwanowna
BCBrigitte Cuvelier
Brigitte Cuvelier
Warja Ardalionowna
ESElisa Schlott
Elisa Schlott
SH
Sir Henry
Antip Burdowskij

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