The Master Butcher (2019)
Overview
After his return from World War I, there is no more work for Fidelis in his parents' butcher shop in Swabia, Germany. To make a better life for himself and Eva, the former fiancée of a friend who fell in battle, he emigrates to Argus, a town in North Dakota, in the United States. The artist Delphine, in whom Eva will find a friend, also moves there. To relieve Eva's homesickness, Fidelis founds a singing club.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 1.896 |
Directed By
Uli Edel
Crew
Louise Erdrich
Franziska Aigner
Nenad Drljaca
Julia Oehring
Oliver Berben
Jérôme Latour
Monika Jacobs
Sarah Kirkegaard
Jonas Nay
David Grabowski
Hannes Hubach
Ruth Stadler
Uli Edel
Doris Dörrie
TOP CAST
Jonas Nay
Fidelis Waldvogel
Aylin Tezel
Delphine
Leonie Benesch
Eva
Sylvester Groth
Robert
Vladimir Korneev
Cyprian
Claudia Kottal
Clarisse Straub
Therese Hämer
Tante Lore
Martin Leutgeb
Sheriff Hock
Urša Raukar
Step-and-a-half
Maciej Salamon
Kozka
Jean Pierre Cornu
Bankdirektor Zumbrugge
Gerhard Liebmann
Dr. Hagenau
Jürgen Hartmann
Fidelis’ Vater
Dinah Geiger
Luise Waldvogel
Michael Kranz
Fidelis’ Bruder
Goran Grgić
Zirkusdirektor
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