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Der Nachfolger

Der Nachfolger

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Overview

The Federal Republic of Germany. Journalist Rohmann, seriously injured in a car accident, is dying in hospital. Before his death, he bequeaths his unfinished novel to his friend, the famous writer Frank Seburg, and asks him to complete the work he started. Frank Seburg examines the materials collected by Rohmann. It turns out that the journalist was trying to uncover the mystery surrounding the deaths of several West German officials. According to the official version, they all committed suicide. Seburg was unable to fulfill his friend's request to reveal the true causes of their deaths. The fight against the followers of fascism proved too much for him.

Directed by Ingrid Sander
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Top Cast

Horst Drinda

Horst Drinda

Volker Rochmann

Larisa Luzhina

Larisa Luzhina

Lilo Rochmann

Wolfgang Greese

Wolfgang Greese

Verleger Ronkwitz

Gerhard Hänsel

Gerhard Hänsel

Kommissar Schmitz

Helmut Schreiber

Helmut Schreiber

chief of police

Jutta Wachowiak

Jutta Wachowiak

laboratory technician

Herwart Grosse

Herwart Grosse

Chief Prosecutor Bürger

Horst Westphal

Horst Westphal

Lothar Siemann

Gerd Ehlers

Gerd Ehlers

Kommissar Böwensiepen

F

Fred Ludwig

Kommissar Reisswick

About Der Nachfolger

Der Nachfolger is a crime, thriller film released in 1965. Directed by Ingrid Sander, it stars Horst Drinda, Larisa Luzhina, Wolfgang Greese. The Federal Republic of Germany. Journalist Rohmann, seriously injured in a car accident, is dying in hospital. Before his death, he bequeaths his unfinished novel to his friend, the famous writer Frank Seburg, and asks him to complete the work he started. Frank Seburg examines the materials collected by Rohmann. It turns out that the journalist was trying to uncover the mystery surrounding the deaths of several West German officials. According to the official version, they all committed suicide. Seburg was unable to fulfill his friend's request to reveal the true causes of their deaths. The fight against the followers of fascism proved too much for him.

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