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Momo

Momo

19867.01h 41m

Overview

Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.

Directed by Johannes Schaaf
Written by Michael Ende, Rosemarie Fendel, Marcello Coscia
Produced by Horst Wendlandt
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Top Cast

Radost Bokel

Radost Bokel

Momo

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Nicola

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Chef der Grauen

Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Beppo

Ninetto Davoli

Ninetto Davoli

Nino

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Bruno Stori

Gigi

Elide Melli

Elide Melli

Frau Daria

Francesco De Rosa

Francesco De Rosa

Herr Fusi

John Huston

John Huston

Meister Hora

Sylvester Groth

Sylvester Groth

Agent BLW 553 X

Themes & Keywords

futurefriendshiprace against timebased on novel or booktruthrebelbraverygreedsymbolismsurrealchild herotime travelsurrealismtimehelplessnessconfusionfriendsmoneyon the runstealingfearruinsrevoltkidsrich vs poorlost friend

About Momo

Momo is a comedy, fantasy, science fiction, family, mystery film released in 1986 exploring themes of future, friendship, race against time, based on novel or book, truth, rebel. Directed by Johannes Schaaf, it stars Radost Bokel, Mario Adorf, Armin Mueller-Stahl. Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.

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