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Late Show poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.1 / 100
1999·Comedy·1h 51m

LATE SHOW

Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....

Above the Line
Helmut Dietl·DirectorChristoph Müller·ScreenplayHelmut Dietl·ScreenplayGernot Roll·Director of PhotographyStephan Zacharias·Original Music ComposerInez Regnier·Editor
Cast
Thomas Gottschalk·Hannes EngelHarald Schmidt·Conrad 'Conny' SchefferVeronica Ferres·Maria KellerJasmin Tabatabai·Carla SperlingOlli Dittrich·WollnerDieter Pfaff·Mick MeyerJürgen Tarrach·Bobby DattelAndrea Sawatzki·Sonja VogelErnst H. Hilbich·ArztGaby Dohm·Chirurgin in Schönheitsklinik
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Helmut Dietl·Director
Writing· 2
Christoph Müller·ScreenplayHelmut Dietl·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Gernot Roll·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Inez Regnier·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Stephan Zacharias·Original Music Composer
Production· 2
Alfred Hürmer·ProducerHelmut Dietl·Producer
By the Numbers
62.1
OF 100
Master Score
5.6
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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