Nelken in Aspik (1976)

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Country: East Germany
Genres: Comedy
Release: 1976-09-24
Director: Günter Reisch
Writers: Kurt Belicke , Gabriele Herzog , Günter Reisch
Language: German
Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl , Helga Sasse , Erik S. Klein , Helga Göring , Herbert Köfer , Winfried Glatzeder , Eva-Maria Hagen , Edwin Marian , Barbara Adolph , Regine Albrecht
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Nelken in Aspik , Nelken in Aspik , Goździki w celofanie (Poland)
Plot: Armin Mueller-Stahl is certainly one of the best-known and internationally acknowledged actors of the former GDR - yet this movie cannot be regarded as one of his highlights. The story about the surprising promotion of an adman - due to the fact that he can only mumble after having lost some teeth - is really foolish and does not reflect in any way the reality of the country. It is not very funny to see Mueller-Stahl footling around. Even as a parable on the PR business, the movie does not really suit. Wouldn't it provide a couple of good laughs - for example regarding the GDR airline "DDAir" - the whole opus would have to be considered an annoyance. All in all: Save your time and don't watch this film.
IMDB:tt0074957