The Visit (2008)
"Der Besuch der alten Dame" (original title)

Director:

Nikolaus Leytner

Writers:

Susanne Beck (screenplay), Friedrich Dürrenmatt (play),

Stars:

Christiane Hörbiger, Michael Mendl, Muriel Baumeister

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christiane Hörbiger	...	Claire Zachanassian
Michael Mendl	...	Alfred Ill
Muriel Baumeister	...	Mia Mohr
Lisa Kreuzer	...	Angelika Ill
Dietrich Hollinderbäumer	...	Matthias Büsing
Dietrich Mattausch	...	Polizist Lutz Wolff
Helmut Berger	...	Oliver Marx
Hans von Borsody	...	Pfarrer Gottfried Unseld
Rolf Hoppe	...	Georg Riemann
André Pohl	...	Andreas Postel
Wolfgang S. Zechmayer	...	Marc Worth
Kathrin Beck	...	Moni Büsing
Daniel Keberle	...	Mias Kameramann
Bernhard Majcen	...	Claires Assistent
Veronika Polly	...	Hausdame

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

legacy | retribution | greed | female troublemaker | hometown | 

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Details

Country:

Germany Austria

Language:

German

Release Date:

13 October 2008 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Visit

Filming Locations:

Eisenerz, Steiermark, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARD Degeto Film, Wega Film, Ziegler Film & Company

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Návsteva staré dámy (1999)

User Reviews

poor, poor DürrenmattI

I love the play, because it shows everything about human beings, love, hate, revenge and how thin the edge is, to loose dignity for money. There will never be a better actress than Therese Giehse who played the part of Claire the first time on stage. Many famous people have tried it after her : Maria Schell, Ingrid Bergman, Heidemaria Hatheyer, Maria Becker and now Christiane Hörbiger. But.......I am sorry to say, that none of them had the quality of Giehse. This film has nothing to do with Dürrenmatt. For me it was like a soup without salt. Poor, poor Dürrenmatt, what would you have said after seeing that piece of nothing?