CinemaOSMovie · 1975 · 1h 51m

Death of the Flea Circus Director

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With the help of his assistant Anja, Ottocaro Weiss intends to put the plague on stage: circumstances beyond his control and a lack of fresh talent have forced him to close down his flea circus. For Weiss, the plague means the «extinction of everything that makes life miserable and low and freedom along with it. Unbeknownst to him, he has won the support of a patron who is of the exact opposite opinion: for Johannes Wagner, the plague is an organising principle, and, aided by his agent Moosbrugger, he is able to smuggle a new number onto the programme. Whereas Ottocaro Weiss means to represent the plague theatrically, what appears on stage is the scientific reality of the rat-borne infestation.

Directed byThomas Koerfer

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
DE
Released
March 19, 1975

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
François Simon

François Simon

Ottocaro Weiss

Paul Gogel

Johannes Wagner

Norbert Schwientek

Stephan Moosbrugger

Janine Weill

Anja, artist

Gothard Dietrich

Ringmaster

Gerhard Dorfer

Gerhard Dorfer

Insurance agent

Peter Kner

TV editor

Wolfgang Rottsieper

Germanist

Creative team
Directed by
Thomas Koerfer
Thomas Koerfer

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