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Writers:
Bernd Eilert (screenplay) &
Robert Gernhardt (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 July 1985 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Plot:
Otto, a young man from East-Frisia comes to the big city (Hamburg) to make his fortune. Most of all... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Otto's first and for a lot of Otto fans the best more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Otto Waalkes ... Otto
Elisabeth Wiedemann ... Konsulin von Kohlen und Reibach
Sky Dumont ... Ernesto
Jessika Cardinahl ... Silvia von Kohlen und Reibach
Peter Kuiper ... Shark
Andreas Mannkopff ... Haenlein
Gottfried John ... Sonnemann
Karl Lieffen ... Floppmann
Tilly Lauenstein ... Dame
Karl Schönböck ... Fürst Marckbiss
Johannes Heesters ... Clochard
Helmut Hoffmann
Hannelore Paschier
Engelbert Feeken
Eric Vaessen ... Butler
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Stereo (Remix for video release)
Filming Locations:
Berlin, Germany more
Company:
Rialto Film more

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Trivia:
Most successful German movie of all time with 14 million viewers. Another contender is Der Schuh des Manitu (2001) with 12 million viewers. Since records about viewer's attendance weren't kept in the GDR, the estimated number of 14 million viewers could be ambiguous. After all, Otto - Der Film (1985) had 11 million approved viewers in West Germany, making Der Schuh des Manitu (2001) technically more successful. more
Quotes:
Shark: You shouldn't read the small print!
Otto: But, why not?
Shark: It's bad for your eyesight.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in 7 Zwerge (2004) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Otto's first and for a lot of Otto fans the best, 3 April 2001
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Author: Andreas (andreas_bruderer@hotmail.com) from Switzerland

After a bunch of stand-up live programs, it was the time for Otto Waalkes, a popular comedian in the late 70's and early 80's to move to the big screen. The result is a film without the smallest amount of acting ability but with a huge lot of gags and parodies. Even though I think "Otto-der Liebesfilm" is better than the first one, I like it and can it see over and over again.

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