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Otto - The Movie

Otto - The Movie

Awarded Six Ottifants

19856.51h 25m

Overview

East Friesian Otto moves to the big city Hamburg. There he gets into trouble with a loan shark and needs to find a way to impress his love interest Silvia.

Directed by Otto Waalkes
Written by Peter Knorr, Bernd Eilert, Otto Waalkes
Produced by Horst Wendlandt, Hans-Otto Mertens
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Top Cast

Otto Waalkes

Otto Waalkes

Otto / Otto's Father (voice) / Otto's Mother (voice) / Mr. Astrid (voice)

Elisabeth Wiedemann

Elisabeth Wiedemann

Consul Von Kohlen und Reibach

Sky du Mont

Sky du Mont

Ernesto

Jessika Cardinahl

Jessika Cardinahl

Silvia von Kohlen und Reibach

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Peter Kuiper

Shark

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Andreas Mannkopff

Haenlein

Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Sonnemann

Karl Lieffen

Karl Lieffen

Flopmann

Tilly Lauenstein

Tilly Lauenstein

Dame

Karl Schönböck

Karl Schönböck

Bodo Fürst Marckbiss

Themes & Keywords

comedianeast frieslandromancedebtcredithamburg, germany

About Otto - The Movie

Otto - The Movie is a comedy film released in 1985 exploring themes of comedian, east friesland, romance, debt, credit, hamburg, germany. Directed by Otto Waalkes, it stars Otto Waalkes, Elisabeth Wiedemann, Sky du Mont. East Friesian Otto moves to the big city Hamburg. There he gets into trouble with a loan shark and needs to find a way to impress his love interest Silvia.

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