Late Show (1999)
Overview
Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 1.739 |
Directed By
Helmut Dietl
Crew
Christoph Müller
Helmut Dietl
Gernot Roll
Inez Regnier
Helmut Dietl
Helmut Dietl
Alfred Hürmer
Stephan Zacharias
TOP CAST
Thomas Gottschalk
Hannes Engel
Harald Schmidt
Conrad 'Conny' Scheffer
Veronica Ferres
Maria Keller
Jasmin Tabatabai
Carla Sperling
Olli Dittrich
Wollner
Dieter Pfaff
Mick Meyer
Jürgen Tarrach
Bobby Dattel
Andrea Sawatzki
Sonja Vogel
Ernst H. Hilbich
Arzt
Gaby Dohm
Chirurgin in Schönheitsklinik
Katy Karrenbauer
Fotografin
Markus Majowski
Director
Otto Schenk
Dr. August Beer
Urs Hefti
Jakob Mirner
Sabine Orléans
Rose
Martin Armknecht
Heiner
Joe Bausch
Herr Kleinschmidt
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