Didi - Der Doppelgänger

Name: Didi - Der Doppelgänger
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1984-02-17
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Dieter Hallervorden, Tilo Prückner, Hans-Joachim Grubel

19841984
1h 36min

6.7/10

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Dieter Hallervorden in Didi - Der Doppelgänger (1984)

Comedy

A wealthy businessman and the owner of a rundown pub share one thing in common - they look like identical twins! When the businessman hears of a plot against him, he hires the pub owner as a decoy. However, the pub owner... Read allA wealthy businessman and the owner of a rundown pub share one thing in common - they look like identical twins! When the businessman hears of a plot against him, he hires the pub owner as a decoy. However, the pub owner is accident prone and causes more trouble than he is worth. An a... Read allA wealthy businessman and the owner of a rundown pub share one thing in common - they look like identical twins! When the businessman hears of a plot against him, he hires the pub owner as a decoy. However, the pub owner is accident prone and causes more trouble than he is worth. An action-packed, physic... Read allA wealthy businessman and the owner of a rundown pub share one thing in common - they look like identical twins! When the businessman hears of a plot against him, he hires the pub owner as a decoy. However, the pub owner is accident prone and causes more trouble than he is worth.... Read allA wealthy businessman and the owner of a rundown pub share one thing in common - they look like identical twins! When the businessman hears of a plot against him, he hires the pub owner as a decoy. However, the pub owner is accident prone and causes more trouble than he is worth. An action-packed, physical comedy.

Director
- Reinhard Schwabenitzky
Writers
- Christian Rateuke
- Hartmann Schmige
- Walter Kempley(story)
Stars

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Genre
- Comedy
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Goofs
The position of the spoon on the floor changes before it's been picked up again.

Alternate versions
The Spanish Castilian dubbing was made based on the English dubbing. Some of the supporting characters names were kept on their English version and the money is mentioned in Dollars on in Marks.

Connections
Edited into Dieter Hallervorden - Mit 70 hat man noch Träume! (2005)

Soundtracks
Der Doppelgänger
Written by Harold Faltermeyer and Wolfgang Hofer
Performed by Dieter Hallervorden
Courtesy of Ufaton

Top review

10/10

One of the funniest German movies ever made

Now this is the movie you would like to watch if you're interested in what German comedy movies are all about. The fine thing about this movie from the 80s is that it works on two levels. First you can watch it as a slapstick comedy and you will greatly enjoy Didi Hallervordens very own way of messing up offices and business meetings. But the movie is also a very clever piece of satire about business managers and their way of talking and behaving. That's the reason why I loved this movie as a kid and I'm enjoying it even more when I watch it now. Obviously Dieter Hallervorden had a great time making this movie. His acting is simply superb, both as clumsy barkeeper Bruno Koob and as the cold and cynical businessman Hans Immer. The script is one of the funniest in German movie history and the story (taking a lot of surprising turns) manages to keep suspense at a high level throughout the whole movie. You won't meet a single German that grew up in the 80s who can't quote some lines from this German movie classic.

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