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The Flyer

19871h 47mMovieDrama

Bernd, an insurance broker trainee, flees his mundane life in Germany to set a new World record in hang gliding in Bolivia.

DirectorErwin Keusch
WriterUwe Timm
ProducersKlaus Bassiner·Michel Bergmann

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Cast · Directed by Erwin Keusch

MMMartin May
Martin May
Bernd Klinger
UKUlrike Kriener
Ulrike Kriener
Rita Steinbrück
BF
Birgit Franz
Moni
NM
Norbert Mahler
Ewald
DA
Dieter Augustin
Vater Klinger
IS
Ilse Schörner
Mutter Klinger
DL
Drew Lucas
Frank
EW
Eberhard Wagner
Bollwieser
HS
Heiner Stadelmann
Dr. Wolf
KH
Karl Hüls
Bauer
LH
Lisa Helwig
Frau Nagel
JSJoost Siedhoff
Joost Siedhoff
Pater

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