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5.6/10   144 votes
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Director:
Peter Sehr
Writers:
Marie Noelle (writer)
Peter Sehr (writer)
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Release Date:
28 August 1997 (Germany) more
Genre:
Drama | Music | Romance more
Tagline:
There Is No Easy Way Out
Plot:
Two men become entangled in a torrid love affair with the same woman. Pierre is Miriam's longtime lover... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
Fromulaic, manipulative rehash of a million better films more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Heike Makatsch ... Miriam Auerbach
Charles Berling ... Pierre Moulin

Daniel Craig ... John MacHale

Seymour Cassel ... Jacob Frischmuth
Allen Garfield ... Simon Frischmuth
Marie-Christine Barrault ... Ella Beckmann
Daniel Gélin ... Xavier Favre
Inga Busch ... Ise (Lead singer)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Katja Ackermann ... Heike
Lydia Billiet ... Florist in Metro
Anna Böttcher ... Saleswoman
Hubertus Durek ... Old Man
Lothar Förster ... Mr. Jäger
Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp ... Detective
Christian Lerch ... Barman
Peter Lohmeyer ... BMW Driver
Tilo Nest ... Karl (as Thilo Nest)
Susanne Ockert ... Sabine
Elisabeth Rambert ... Paulette
Joachim Regelien ... Portier
Maike Schell ... Nora
Franz Viehmann ... Judge
Markus Voellenklee ... Defense Counsel (as Markus Völlenklee)
Frank Zimmermann ... Grenzschutzbeamter
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Berlin Niagara (France)
Obsession - Besessene Seelen (Germany) (TV title)
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Runtime:
Colombia:111 min | Denmark:114 min | France:104 min | Germany:114 min | USA:105 min
Country:
France | Germany
Language:
French | English | German
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
UK:15 | France:U | Germany:12 (w)
Filming Locations:
Berlin, Germany more

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6 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Fromulaic, manipulative rehash of a million better films, 17 April 2007
1/10
Author: SWZwick from Germany

What a disappointment! Three cardboard characters thrown together: the hot, co-dependent German girl (played by the eternally underrated Heike Makatsch), who inexplicably becomes torn between two whiny dweebs -- a fragile French wimp (never saw this actor before - competent, but way too doe-eyed) and an overly emotional, childish, uninteresting nothing (pre-Bond Daniel Craig, not so much acting as impersonating Rod Steiger). A series of contrived situations bring these three together, in a sort of Männer for Morons... Painful to watch, but good for an occasional unintentional laugh... Geeze, I have never written such a scathing review...

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