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Nonstop Trouble with the Family

Nonstop Trouble with the Family

19856.51h 28m

Overview

A series of murders eliminates the poverty-stricken heirs to a 10 million-dollar fortune while Didi Dodel, the unsuspecting main heir, blithely escapes the attempts on his life. After a wealthy miser dies and leaves his fortune to Didi and five others, the five each hit upon the idea of eliminating Didi from the list (Didi does not know he has been named), but they do not realize how fate can step in and alter the best and worst of intentions.

Directed by Dieter Hallervorden
Written by Hartmann Schmige, Christian Rateuke
Produced by Werner Mietzner
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Top Cast

Dieter Hallervorden

Dieter Hallervorden

Dieter Dödel

Wolfgang Kieling

Wolfgang Kieling

Notar Prätorius

Gerhard Wollner

Gerhard Wollner

Kommissar Becker

Christoph Hofrichter

Christoph Hofrichter

Langenhagen

Gert Burkard

Gert Burkard

Rüdiger

Harald Effenberg

Harald Effenberg

Theo

Gert Haucke

Gert Haucke

Hauswirt

Inge Wolffberg

Inge Wolffberg

Krankenschwester

Margit Geissler

Margit Geissler

Babsie

H

Herbert Weißbach

Mr. Stuckenschmidt

Themes & Keywords

attempted murderrelatives

About Nonstop Trouble with the Family

Nonstop Trouble with the Family is a comedy film released in 1985 exploring themes of attempted murder, relatives. Directed by Dieter Hallervorden, it stars Dieter Hallervorden, Wolfgang Kieling, Gerhard Wollner. A series of murders eliminates the poverty-stricken heirs to a 10 million-dollar fortune while Didi Dodel, the unsuspecting main heir, blithely escapes the attempts on his life. After a wealthy miser dies and leaves his fortune to Didi and five others, the five each hit upon the idea of eliminating Didi from the list (Didi does not know he has been named), but they do not realize how fate can step in and alter the best and worst of intentions.

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