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The Harmonists

Comedian Harmonists

1997
Germany
feature film - Biography
127 min. (3488 m.)
Location shooting / Berlin story line

Cast

Actor/-ess: Ben Becker (Robert Biberti); Heino Ferch (Roman Cycowski); Ulrich Noethen (Harry Frommermann); Heinrich Schafmeister (Erich A. Collin); Max Tidof (Ari Leschnikoff); Kai Wiesinger (Erwin Bootz); Meret Becker (Erna Eggstein); Katja Riemann (Mary Cykowski); Noemi Fischer (Chantal, Collins Freundin); Dana Vávrová (Ursula Bootz); Otto Sander (Bruno Levy); Michaela Rosen (Ramona, Puffmutter); Günter Lamprecht (Eric Charell); Gérard Samaan (Romans Vater); Rolf Hoppe (Gauleiter Streicher); Jürgen Schornagel (Reichsmusikdirektor); Rudolf Wessely (Herr Grünbaum); Susi Nicoletti (Frau Grünbaum); Giora Feidman (Klarinettist); Kathie Lindner (Garderobiere); Trude Ackermann (Roberts Mutter); Anna Katrin Bleuler (Lola); Tina Bordihn (Leila); Lance Girard (Polizist); Bettina Hirschberg (Frau); Veronika Neugebauer (Yvonne); Liv Tullia (Mädchen); Klaus Nierhoff (Polizist); Johannes Silberschneider (Inspizient); Lukas Miko (Hans); Thommi Baake; Martin Brambach

Direction

Director: Joseph Vilsmaier

Assistant director: Sven Blum; Thomas Louis Pröve

Writing

Screenplay: Klaus Richter; Jürgen Egger

Script editor: Alfred Holighaus; Ulrich Limmer

Camera & Light

Director of photography: Joseph Vilsmaier

2nd Camera unit: Peter von Haller

Steadicam: Jörg Widmer

Decor

Set design: Bernhard Henrich

Make-up artist: Ruth Philipp; Heiner Niehues

Costume design: Ute Hofinger

Production design: Rolf Zehetbauer

Cutting & Mixing

Editing: Peter R. Adam

Sound editor: Lisa Geffken-Reinhard

Sound: Heinz Ebner

Choreography: Regina Weber

Music

Music: Harald Kloser; Thomas Schobel; Walter Jurmann

Music-Production: Pasadena Roof Orchestra; Comedian Harmonists

Production

Producer: Reinhard Klooss; Danny Krausz; Hanno Huth

Executive Producer: Joseph Vilsmaier

Line producer: Peter Sterr

Unit production manager: Ralf Zimmermann

Companies

Production company: Perathon Film und Fernseh GmbH; Iduna Film GmbH & Co; Bavaria Filmproduktion GmbH; Senator Film Produktion GmbH; Televersal Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH; DOR Film Produktionsgesellschaft mbH

theatrical distributor: Senator Film Verleih GmbH