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My Friend Rockefeller

  • 20152015
  • 1h 26m
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My Friend Rockefeller (2015)
  • Documentary
  • Biography
  • Crime
Portrait of Christian Gerhartsreiter, who posed as a Rockefeller heir for decades, but who was, in fact, a con artist and a murderer.Portrait of Christian Gerhartsreiter, who posed as a Rockefeller heir for decades, but who was, in fact, a con artist and a murderer.Portrait of Christian Gerhartsreiter, who posed as a Rockefeller heir for decades, but who was, in fact, a con artist and a murderer.
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  • Director
    • Steffi Kammerer
  • Writer
    • Steffi Kammerer
  • Stars
    • Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter
    • Dan Banks
    • Sandra Boss
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  • Director
    • Steffi Kammerer
  • Writer
    • Steffi Kammerer
  • Stars
    • Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter
    • Dan Banks
    • Sandra Boss
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    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter
    Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter
    • Selfas Self
    Dan Banks
    • Self (fellow church member, San Marino, CA)as Self (fellow church member, San Marino, CA)
    Sandra Boss
    Sandra Boss
    • Self (ex-wife, married for 13 years)as Self (ex-wife, married for 13 years)
    Meredith Brucker
    • Selfas Self
    Meredith Bruckner
    • Self (romance novelist, San Marino, CA)as Self (romance novelist, San Marino, CA)
    Bob Brusca
    • Self (former colleague, Manhattan)as Self (former colleague, Manhattan)
    Judith Carter
    • Self (San Marino, CA)as Self (San Marino, CA)
    Peggy Ebright
    • Self (artist, San Marino, CA)as Self (artist, San Marino, CA)
    Horst Eigermann
    • Self (childhood friend)as Self (childhood friend)
    Frank C. Girardot
    • Self (crime reporter, San Gabriel Valley)as Self (crime reporter, San Gabriel Valley)
    Martha Henry
    • Self (art dealer, Manhattan)as Self (art dealer, Manhattan)
    Patrick Hickox
    • Self (architect, Boston)as Self (architect, Boston)
    Steffi Kammerer
    Steffi Kammerer
    • Self (in interview scene with Gerhartsreiter)as Self (in interview scene with Gerhartsreiter)
    Elmer Kelln
    • Self (surrogate parent)as Self (surrogate parent)
    Jean Kelln
    • Self (surrogate parent)as Self (surrogate parent)
    Wayne Kelln
    • Self (Loma Linda, CA)as Self (Loma Linda, CA)
    Walter Kirn
    Walter Kirn
    • Self (author, Blood Will Out)as Self (author, Blood Will Out)
    Mihoko Manabe
    • Self (longtime girlfriend)as Self (longtime girlfriend)
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      Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter: But... I mean, what is fiction? Fiction is lying. Every novel we read, every fictional television show we see is really a lie. If you think about it in terms of what is truth and what is a lie, well really the only true book is the Bible, and everything else is really a lie.

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      References West Side Story (1961)

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    Interesting story poorly documented
    So little original material of the subject. Basically telling the story by interviewing people who knew the guy.
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    • aalsuwaian
    • Jun 19, 2018

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    • Release date
      • July 1, 2016 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official site
      • My Friend Rockefeller website
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Being Rockefeller
    • Filming locations
      • Chiemgau, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production companies
      • LOOKSfilm
      • Lockberg Productions
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      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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