October 1982: The entire German political scene is corrupt, the German government a puppet of the USA. To play it safe, the CIA replaces German politicians with compliant doubles. When the chancellor's doppelganger, of all people, is to be taken out of circulation, the secret service accidentally kills the real chancellor, who is floating dead in the swimming pool. Agent Erwin of the Federal Criminal Police Office is assigned to solve the case...
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Directing | Gerhard Schmidt | Director |
Writing | John Speer | Dialogue |
Writing | Jochen Busse | Writer |
Production | Renée Gundelach | Consulting Producer |
Sound | Konstantin Wecker | Music |
Camera | Wolfgang Dickmann | Director of Photography |
Editing | Dagmar Rijnders | Editor |
Writing | Richard Hey | Dialogue |
Writing | Gerhard Schmidt | Writer |
Writing | Helmut Ruge | Dialogue |
Production | Gerhard Schmidt | Producer |
Writing | Günter Wallraff | Dialogue |
Camera | Mike Bartlett | Director of Photography |
Production | Marius Müller-Westernhagen | Producer |
Sound | Manfred Schoof | Music |
Editing | Lilli von Otting | Editor |
Production | Hans Kaden | Producer |