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I've Never Been to New York

Original title: Ich war noch niemals in New York
  • 2019
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Moritz Bleibtreu, Pasquale Aleardi, Heike Makatsch, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Katharina Thalbach, Michael Ostrowski, and Marlon Schramm in I've Never Been to New York (2019)
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ComedyDramaFamilyMusicalRomance

Maria, the mother of television presenter Lisa Wartberg, has an accident with memory loss. All she can remember is that she has never been to New York. Without further ado, the elderly woman... Read allMaria, the mother of television presenter Lisa Wartberg, has an accident with memory loss. All she can remember is that she has never been to New York. Without further ado, the elderly woman smuggles herself aboard a cruise ship.Maria, the mother of television presenter Lisa Wartberg, has an accident with memory loss. All she can remember is that she has never been to New York. Without further ado, the elderly woman smuggles herself aboard a cruise ship.

  • Director
    • Philipp Stölzl
  • Writers
    • Alexander Dydyna
    • Philipp Stölzl
    • Jan Berger
  • Stars
    • Heike Makatsch
    • Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Katharina Thalbach
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    5.5/10
    602
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    • Director
      • Philipp Stölzl
    • Writers
      • Alexander Dydyna
      • Philipp Stölzl
      • Jan Berger
    • Stars
      • Heike Makatsch
      • Moritz Bleibtreu
      • Katharina Thalbach
    • 6User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Heike Makatsch
    Heike Makatsch
    • Lisa Wartberg
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Axel Staudach
    Katharina Thalbach
    Katharina Thalbach
    • Maria Wartberg
    Uwe Ochsenknecht
    Uwe Ochsenknecht
    • Eintänzer Otto
    Michael Ostrowski
    Michael Ostrowski
    • Fred, der Maskenbildner
    Pasquale Aleardi
    Pasquale Aleardi
    • Bordzauberer Costa
    Marlon Schramm
    • Florian Staudach
    Mat Schuh
    • Eintänzer James
    Andreja Schneider
    • Edita
    Stefan Kurt
    Stefan Kurt
    • Kapitän
    Cornelius Obonya
    Cornelius Obonya
    • Senderchef
    Judith Neumann
    Judith Neumann
    • Polly
    Philipp Hochmair
    Philipp Hochmair
    • Arzt
    Shadi Hedayati
    • Krankenschwester
    Frank Zander
    • Trucker
    Atta Yaqub
    Atta Yaqub
    • Taxifahrer
    Michael Aston
    • Joshua
    Alexander Dydyna
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    • Director
      • Philipp Stölzl
    • Writers
      • Alexander Dydyna
      • Philipp Stölzl
      • Jan Berger
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    • Trivia
      New York actually plays an important part of Udo Jürgens' life, as he spent several years of his youth in the 50s in New York where he started composing and was also a jazz pianist. There he worked on songs for Shirley Bassey (Reach for the stars) and Frank Sinatra (If I Never Sing Another Song). Also in 1999 he married his girlfriend Corinna Reinhold in New York. The two were divorced in 2006.
    • Goofs
      At several points in the movie, the position of the sun and moon are inconsistent with the ship's west-bound course from Hambourg to New York, with the sunrise appearing in front of the ship, for example.
    • Crazy credits
      Before the final credits you can see the words "Merci, Udo" displayed over the postcards on the wall
    • Connections
      References Das Traumschiff (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Vielen Dank für die Blumen
      Music by Udo Jürgens

      Lyrics by Siegfried Rabe

      Performed by Heike Makatsch, Cornelius Obonya, Michael Ostrowski and chorus

    User reviews6

    Featured review
    9/10

    Light as a biscuit

    Based on th the German stage musical and the songs from Udo Jürgen. A wonderfully feel good movie. That is what are u see, a cast who lives the play a lovely production. This movie has the heart of "let me entertain you" as goal and that is exactly what he is doing. No more no less. Wonderful.
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    • Mar 21, 2020
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    • Release date
      • October 17, 2019 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • New York'a Hiç Gitmedim
    • Filming locations
      • MMC Studios, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Ziegler Film
      • UFA Fiction
      • Mythos Film
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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