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Maikäfer flieg

Maikäfer flieg

20166.31h 49m

Overview

A movie based on the book by Christine Nöstlinger “Maikäfer, flieg! Mein Vater, das Kriegsende, Cohn und ich”

Directed by Mirjam Unger
Written by Christine Nöstlinger, Sandra Bohle, Mirjam Unger
Produced by Gabriele Kranzelbinder
Box OfficeBudget: $3.3MRevenue: $211K

Top Cast

Ursula Strauss

Ursula Strauss

Mutter

Lissy Pernthaler

Lissy Pernthaler

Ludmilla

Zita Gaier

Zita Gaier

Christine

Krista Stadler

Krista Stadler

Großmutter

Konstantin Khabenskiy

Konstantin Khabenskiy

Cohn

Hilde Dalik

Hilde Dalik

Erzengel

Peter Schorn

Peter Schorn

Großer Russe

Gerald Votava

Gerald Votava

Vater

P

Paula Brunner

Schwester

Heinz Marecek

Heinz Marecek

Großvater

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Themes & Keywords

world war iiwoman director

About Maikäfer flieg

Maikäfer flieg is a drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of world war ii, woman director. Directed by Mirjam Unger, it stars Ursula Strauss, Lissy Pernthaler, Zita Gaier. A movie based on the book by Christine Nöstlinger “Maikäfer, flieg! Mein Vater, das Kriegsende, Cohn und ich”

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