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The Fan

6.619821h 32mMovieDramaHorror

The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.

DirectorEckhart Schmidt
WriterEckhart Schmidt
ProducersBarbara Moorse·Martin Moszkowicz

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Cast · Directed by Eckhart Schmidt

DNDésirée Nosbusch
Désirée Nosbusch
Simone
BSBodo Staiger
Bodo Staiger
R
SBSimone Brahmann
Simone Brahmann
Secretary
JV
Jonas Vischer
Father
HTHelga Tölle
Helga Tölle
Mother
KMKlaus Münster
Klaus Münster
Postman
IM
Ian Moorse
Boy
WB
Wilfried Blasberg
Man with Dog
SKSabine Kückelmann
Sabine Kückelmann
B
CS
Claudia Schumann
Girl
NH
Nikolai Hoffmann
Manager
MF
Michael Fluehme
Promotion Man

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The Fan hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 23, 1982. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.