The Terrible Threesome (1991)
Overview
Black comedy about a lucrative business. Grandmother, mother and daughter live together in a love-hate-relationship and run their business with divided responsibilities: via marriage ads they are looking for candidates. It’s the daughter that gets dressed and styled according to the new mission: no matter if vamp or tree-hugger she twists the men around her little finger until they clear their accounts from all the savings. The money ends up in coffee tins stored in grandma’s fridge. But where do the men end up when they discover the secret of the trio?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.369 |
Directed By
Hermine Huntgeburth
Crew
Hermine Huntgeburth
TOP CAST
Barbara Auer
Maria Grund
Karin Baal
Gertrud Grund
Ruth Hellberg
Emmi Grund
Edgar Selge
Werner Hennes
Burghart Klaußner
Hausbesitzer
Donata Höffer
Freundin
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