
Der Fall Ö.
Drama
War
Overview
During the Greek summer in the war year of 1944, a German military unit sets up camp on the plateau of Thebes. Armed with a 16 mm camera, the captain of the unit, a former professor for classical Greek philology, comes up with the idea to film the myth of Oedipus.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1991-04-03
Runtime:
1h 35m
Director:
Rainer Simon
Writer:
Franz Fühmann, Ulrich Plenzdorf, Rainer Simon
Top Cast

Matthias Habich
Hauptmann / Teiresias

Sebastian Hartmann
Gefreiter / Ödipus

Tatiana Lygari
Griechische Schauspielerin / Königin Iokaste

Jan Josef Liefers
Obergefreiter / Kameramann

Christos Tsagas
Griechischer Schauspieler / Kreon

Klaus Pönitz
Hauptfeldwebel

Giorgos Moshidis
Bauer aus Theben

Nikos Papakonstantinou
Bote aus Korinth

Peter Zimmermann
Funker

Wilfried Loll
Koch / Wagenlenker Laios

Jörg Simonides
LKW-Fahrer

Hagen Oechel
Kübelfahrer / Requisiteur
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