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Spider's Web
Overview
Ulrich Mühe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. This makes him an eminently suitable candidate for success in the chaotic years after World War I. The shameless man's story is contrasted with that of his polar opposite, a Jewish anarchist.
Director and cast
- Bernhard Wicki Director
- Ulrich Mühe as Theodor Lohse
- Klaus Maria Brandauer as Benjamin Lenz
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Baron von Rastchuk
- Andrea Jonasson as Rahel Efrussi
- Agnes Fink as Mutter Lohse
- Hans Korte as Geheimrat Hugenberg
- Hark Bohm as Dada-Künstler
- Horst Sachtleben as Kommissar
- Joachim Bliese as Staatssekretär Hilper
- Elisabeth Endriss as Anna
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