The Million Game (1970)
Overview
A candidate in a game show is hunted by three men. He will get a Million DMark, if he survives for a week; the hunters will get the money, if they can kill the candidate. The audience of the show is watching the transmissions of twenty camera teams filming the hunt. The showmaster appeals to the TV-viewers to help either the candidate or the hunters, whomever they want.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 3.824 |
Directed By
Tom Toelle
Crew
Tom Toelle
Wolfgang Menge
Tom Toelle
Robert Sheckley
Peter Märthesheimer
Irmin Schmidt
Rudolf Holan
Jan Kališ
Marie Anne Gerhardt
Günther Naumann
Brigitte Scholz
Manfred Oelschlegel
TOP CAST
Jörg Pleva
Bernhard Lotz
Dieter Thomas Heck
Showmaster Thilo Uhlenhorst
Friedrich Schütter
Moulian ( Chef von TETV )
Dieter Hallervorden
Köhler ( Chef der Köhlerbande )
Theo Fink
Hänsel ( Mitglied der Köhlerbande )
Josef Fröhlich
Witte ( Mitglied der Köhlerbande )
Peter Schulze-Rohr
Ziegler
Annemarie Schradiek
Mutter Lotz
Elisabeth Wiedemann
Frau Steinfuhrt
Andrea Grosske
Frau Grote
Brigitte Kortmann
o.A.
Suzanne Roquette
Claudia von Hohenheim
Joachim Richert
Hotelkellner
Arnim Basche
Außenreporter von TETV
Heribert Faßbender
Außenreporter von TETV
Ralf Gregan
Sanitäter
Gisela Marx
Außenreporterin von TETV
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