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Non Stop Trouble with the Experts

Der Experte

1988
Germany
feature film - Comedy
93 min. (2546 m.)
Location shooting / Berlin story line

Cast

Actor/-ess: Dieter Hallervorden (Willi Schulze); Peter Fricke (Peter Schmölling); Walo Lüönd (Horst Neumann); Gert Haucke (Prof. Alois Schönberg); Elfi Eschke (Dr. Schneebusch); Steven Bennett (Paul Wudke); Günther Ungeheuer (Dr. Heck); Walter Buschhoff (Otto von Ludwig); Harry Wüstenhagen (Senator Jacobi); Klaus Guth (Willi Schneider); Karl Ulrich Meves (Senator Specht); Jan Fedder (Kerschke); Max Tidof (Hugo); Stephanie Philipp (Helga); Ursula Wolff (Ute Neumann); Uwe Hacker (Bishop); Eric Vaessen (Head Waiter); Eberhard Prüter (Policeman Grunsky); Georg Tryphon (Clemens); Axel Olsson (Freddy); Karl Schulz (Heinz Peter); Ludger Pistor (Optician); Gerd Holtenau (Anchor); Dieter Zimmer (Anchor); Jürgen Wegener (Anchor); Siegfried Hechler (Porter); Gottfried Vollmer (Reporter Müller); Peter Döring (Journalist); Uwe Büschken (Photograph); Franz Zeelen (Bodyguard); Jupp Josef Zeelen (Bodyguard)

Direction

Director: Reinhard Schwabenitzky

Assistant director: Heike Hubert

Writing

Screenplay: Hartmann Schmige; Christian Rateuke

Script supervisor: Sabine Platte

Script editor: Martin Büttner

Camera & Light

Director of photography: Joseph Vilsmaier

Assistant camera / focus puller: Peter von Haller; Svend Rosenberger; Ralph Kutschera

2nd Camera unit: Svend Rosenberger

Still photographer: Ronald Siemoneit

Lighting design: Rudolf Hartl; Armin Dahm; Joachim Lorenz

Key grip: Kai Longolius

Decor

Production design: Christoph Meyer

Set design: Christoph Meyer

Set construction: Frank Polosek; Jérôme Latour

Prop master: Martin Schreiber; Christian Krüger

Construction manager: Kai Longolius

Make-up artist: Roland Krämer; Dörte Eben; Yvonne Gallner

Costume design: Bruni Hannemann; Rotraud Braun

Cutting & Mixing

Editing: Sybille Windt

Assistant editor: Heidi Heisuck; Susan Fortson

Sound: Jochen Schwarzat

Sound assistant: Jimmy Corcoran

Audio mixing: Paul Schöler; Rainer Lorenz

Consultancy: Raymond Ménégoz-Genestal (Action)

Special effects: Heinz Ludwig

Stunt co-ordinator: François Doge

Music

Music: Konstantin Wecker; Hans Franek

Production

Producer: Werner Mietzner; Wolf Bauer

Editorial department: Martin Büttner

Unit production manager: Michael Senftleben

Location manager: Henry Ohlmeier; Jürgen Schmidt; Wolfgang Zschäckel; Dieter Stempnierwsky

Production assistant: Ilona Brennicke

Production manager: Axel Reick; Jürgen Holzheider

Companies

Production company: Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF); UFA Filmproduktion GmbH

Filminfos

shooting period: 9/8/1987 – 11/10/1987

premiere: 2/4/1988

Format: 35mm; 1,66:1; Fujicolor; Dolby

language: german

Film Infos: IMdB; filmportal; wikipedia

Shooting Locations see on map

Location shooting: Lehrter Straße 30 (car workshop); Schöneberg City Hall (city hall); Treptower Brücke (Willi tests car); Kiehlufer & Kelbraer Straße (Willi tests car, cont.); Kiehlufer 145 (Willi tests car, cont.); Kiehlufer 163 (Willi crashes the car); Neuköllnische Brücke (Willi gets a ride); Britzer Mühle (Willi & Willy drive); Oberlandstraße (Willy loses control of his car); DRK Kliniken Westend (insane asylum); Senatsverwaltung für Justiz (drive to city hall); Villa Schoenberg (doctor's villa); Hallesches Ufer 60 (DFP headquarters); Chamissoplatz & Willibald-Alexis-Straße (campaign team drives); Teilestraße Autobahnbrücke (campaign team drives, cont.); Bürgeramt Heiligensee (children's home); Olympic Stadium (DVP ad filming); Waldbühne (DFP election event); Horstweg 34 (Electronic Forum); (the end)