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Wambo

7.520011h 41mMovieDrama

A feature film about the life and death of the famous Bavarian actor Walter Sedlmayr, who was murdered in 1990 and who tried all his life to hide his homosexual tendencies from the public. The life story is told from the perspective of…

DirectorJo Baier
WriterJo Baier
ProducerHelmut Dietl

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Cast · Directed by Jo Baier

JTJürgen Tarrach
Jürgen Tarrach
Herbert Stieglmeier
RDRuth Drexel
Ruth Drexel
Mama Stieglmeier
ALAlexander Lutz
Alexander Lutz
Amadeus
BRBettina Redlich
Bettina Redlich
Amalie
PMPaulus Manker
Paulus Manker
Richard Stieglmeier
JNJan Niklas
Jan Niklas
Dr. Fischer
CDChristian Doermer
Christian Doermer
Ministerpräsident
FLFlorian Lukas
Florian Lukas
Clemens
SWSteffen Wink
Steffen Wink
Ferdi Tummler
JDJustus von Dohnányi
Justus von Dohnányi
Siegfried Hühnerberg
ABAnne Bennent
Anne Bennent
o.A.
HSHeribert Sasse
Heribert Sasse
o.A.

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